Escambia board reinstates permitting privileges for Freeman Roofing despite unpaid restitution

Escambia County Contractor Competency Board members voted on Oct. 1 to reinstate permitting privileges for Freeman Roofing after the contractor presented evidence of an insurance payment tied to an earlier disciplinary case.

The vote followed public remarks from the homeowners who filed the original complaint, Chloe Sexton and Jennifer Sexton, and a short statement from James B. Freeman, who told the board the insurance company paid the claim and that he would like his permitting privileges returned. “They paid way over what was on there too,” Freeman said during his turn before the board.

Why it matters: The Sextons say the board’s 2024 final order requiring restitution has not been satisfied and that they remain out substantial money after having a replacement roof installed. At the Oct. 1 meeting the Sextons told the board the restitution ordered in April 2024 “has never been paid, not even a dollar,” and asked the board to continue…