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Contractor found guilty of misconduct after owner says studio build left unfinished, lien unresolved
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The Walton County Builders Board found contractor Justin Hammond guilty of mismanagement Wednesday in a complaint from property owners Tomer and Cathy Valerio over an unfinished studio apartment and an unresolved lien.
The Walton County Builders Board found contractor Justin Hammond guilty of mismanagement Wednesday in a complaint from property owners Tomer and Cathy Valerio over an unfinished studio apartment and an unresolved lien.
The Valerios said they contracted with Hammond on Oct. 26, 2023, for an $86,650 build and paid roughly $77,990 in three draws. Cathy Valerio, the complainant, told the board the only inspection on the job was a plumbing rough on July 11, 2024, and that work stopped thereafter. "We're just tired of waiting," she said during testimony. "We paid for the bill to be done, and we're still waiting."
The board’s nut graf: the Builders Board concluded that Hammond’s conduct met the ordinance standard for…
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