{"id":23562,"date":"2025-11-03T19:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/23562\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T19:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:22:06","slug":"pa-ag-sues-pittsburgh-area-contractor-alleging-he-took-deposits-but-didnt-finish-projects-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/23562\/","title":{"rendered":"Pa. AG sues Pittsburgh-area contractor, alleging he took deposits but didn\u2019t finish projects \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has filed a lawsuit against a Pittsburgh-area contractor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Sunday says A&amp;S Contracting and Roofing, LLC, and owner Stephen Spallone, failed to fulfill contracts. He alleges the company violated Pennsylvania\u2019s Consumer Protection Law and Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act by abandoning projects after collecting over $56,000 in deposits. It\u2019s also alleged the company used non-compliant contracts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThis contractor took large sums of money from Pennsylvanians wanting to improve their homes, then turned his back on them,\u201d Attorney General Sunday said. \u201cOur Bureau of Consumer Protection will adamantly advocate for homeowners whose dreams of property upgrades and additions are ruined by neglectful contractors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The lawsuit, which was filed in Westmoreland County, seeks to permanently bar A&amp;S Contracting &amp; Roofing, LLC, from operating as a home improvement contractor in Pennsylvania. It also demands consumer restitution in the form of refunds, civil penalties, and costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Per the lawsuit, six consumers filed complaints with the Bureau of Consumer Protection, alleging that they paid A&amp;S Contracting &amp; Roofing thousands of dollars in down payments for projects such as roofing and gutter replacement, deck and patio construction, and siding replacement. The company reportedly then failed to complete these projects, and in some cases, performed no work at all after receiving deposits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">In one instance, Sunday says a consumer entered into a contract with A&amp;S for a roof replacement, siding replacement, and porch construction, paying an initial deposit of $28,000. However, A&amp;S never returned to begin the work or provide a written contract, and the consumer has not been fully refunded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The complaints at the center of the lawsuit were filed between 2021-2024 by consumers in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Indiana counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Anyone who may be a victim of A&amp;S Contracting &amp; Roofing is asked to file a complaint with the Bureau of Consumer Protection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.attorneygeneral.gov\/submit-a-complaint\/consumer-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.attorneygeneral.gov\/submit-a-complaint\/consumer-complaint\/\">online<\/a>, call 1-800-441-2555, or email scams@attorneygeneral.gov.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Inspectors, contractors, laborers, suppliers, or anyone else with information about the company\u2019s practices are also urged to contact the bureau.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has filed a lawsuit against a Pittsburgh-area contractor. 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