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Escambia County board moves M & H Construction case to disciplinary hearing over unpaid court judgment
Summary
The Contractor Competency Board voted unanimously March 5 to send a complaint against MyD Tran (M and H Construction Services) to a disciplinary hearing after staff confirmed a default on a consent final judgment dated Oct. 8, 2024.
The Escambia County Contractor Competency Board on March 5 voted to move a complaint against MyD Tran, doing business as M and H Construction Services LLC, to a disciplinary hearing after an investigator reported the contractor failed to satisfy a consent final judgment.
The board found probable cause to proceed under the county code provision the investigator cited for failure to satisfy a civil judgment within a reasonable time.
Investigator Ms. Reber told the board the complaint was filed Feb. 17, 2025, and is recorded as case number 250213COM. Reber said a consent final judgment entered in Escambia County Circuit Court on Oct. 8, 2024, remained unpaid; the investigative packet included a notice of affidavit and the consent final judgment. Reber cited county code section 18‑37‑D‑17, which addresses failure to satisfy a civil judgment and states the board will consider a mutually agreed payment plan as satisfaction if payments remain current.
The respondent, MyD Tran, was not present; the record shows he had legal representation at the meeting. Complainant Lynn Yang Lee appeared and told the board she and Tran’s counsel had been negotiating and asked the board for time to finalize an agreement. Lee described a proposed remedy in which liens would be recorded against two properties so he could be paid when those properties are sold.
Counsel for the respondent told the board an agreement in principle existed and that Tran expected permitting privileges to be reinstated after a one‑year period ended in early April; the attorney estimated four to five months to complete the properties at issue once permits could be pulled. Several board members voiced concern about the timing of stopped payments and asked whether payments had been paused when Tran lost permitting privileges.
After discussion the board voted to move the matter to a disciplinary hearing for the alleged violation of county Code section 18‑37‑D‑17. A motion to move the case to a disciplinary hearing was made, seconded and approved unanimously. The disciplinary hearing will allow the board to consider remedies, including fines or payment plans, and review any proposed settlement or secured interests recorded by the parties.
Because the matter will proceed to disciplinary hearing, the board did not decide sanctions at the March 5 meeting.
