WINFIELD — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has sued an unlicensed contractor who performed home improvement projects for consumers in Kanawha and Putnam counties as well as other areas.
The suit was filed October 6 in Putnam Circuit Court against Jason Andrew Sansom of Hurricane. His business operated under the name J. Andrews Revive and Design and under J. Andrews Design LLC.
The complaint alleges Sansom took consumers’ money but did not start or finish home improvement and other projects and contracted with consumers to work on projects he was not licensed to perform. Some of the jobs he was hired to do included general construction, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, drywall, tile, flooring and HVAC.
“If you’re going to do business in West Virginia, you better comply with our consumer protection laws,” Morrisey said in a press release. “Most businesses that operate in the state do the right thing but if you cross the line, we’re going to make sure there’s enforcement. Plain and simple.
“In some instances, Sansom accepted payments from consumers for services that he never provided.”
According to the complaint, Sansom never had a contractor’s license to operate in West Virginia. Still, he advertised his services on a website, describing his business as “end to end” home remodeling. He also used social media to promote his operations.
Consumers paid Sansom to do jobs including general construction, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, drywall, tile, flooring and HVAC.
So far, the AG’s Consumer Protection Division has received five formal complaints about Sansom. He only replied to one of those complaints.
The AG’s complaint is asking the court to bar Sansom from engaging directly or indirectly in the activity of providing home improvement or contracting services as the owner of a business or as an employee, agent, subcontractor or in any capacity whatsoever. It also seeks restitution for at least the five consumers who have filed complaints.
Assistant AGs Abby Cunningham and Scott Caudill are handling the matter for the state. The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge Phillip Stowers.
Putnam Circuit Court case number 22-C-132
