Business ProfileforStorm Restoration Specialists LLC
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On April 12, 2019 Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrest of Wyatt Green, owner of Storm Restoration Specialists LLC, for allegedly stealing more than $40,000 from consumers who assigned their insurance benefits to him through Assignment of Benefits (AOB) contracts. Green and his staff allegedly forged customer signatures on construction documents and insurance claim payment checks that required signatures from both the homeowner and mortgage lender. An AOB gives a third-party authority to file a claim, make repair decisions and collect insurance payments without the homeowners' involvement.
CFO Jimmy Patronis said, “This case is another example of a bad contractor scamming Floridians and pocketing the money without actually making repairs. AOBs were once used to protect Floridians but recently, assigning your benefits over to a contractor has become an abusive practice.
“When they hire a company, consumers should have peace of mind that work is being completed and not have to worry about being left high and dry by a contractor. My detectives work hard every day to find these criminals and stop them from preying on homeowners.”
CFO Patronis’ detectives discovered that Green was hired by four homeowners to perform contracting work. Green’s office would directly receive insurance checks that required three signatures—one from the homeowner, one from the mortgage lender, and one from Storm Restoration Specialists LLC. Allegedly, Green directed his staff to forge homeowners’ signatures on the checks as well as added the mortgage lenders' endorsement before depositing the checks into his bank account. This investigations revealed that Green and his employees purchased 58 false bank endorsement stamps from a online manufacturer to aid in this scam.
Employees of Green also admitted to allegedly forging customer signatures on construction documents required by counties and municipalities. In some cases, construction work was never completed, and in others the work never even began.
Green was booked into the Duval County Jail on April 12, on charges of Organized Scheme to Defraud, Grand Theft and Forgery. If convicted, Green faces up to 35 years in prison.
Previously Wyatt Green was charged with 19 counts of grand theft. As of October 2021 that has now been consolidated into four grand theft charges. He has also been charged with three counts of forgery and one count of organized fraud.
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It has come to BBB’s attention that Storm Restoration Specialists LLC has a non-disparagement clause in it’s warranty that prohibits customers from filing complaints or negative customer reviews as a result of a marketplace interaction. BBB does not withdraw complaints under these circumstances. Consent to post the text of a complaint or review is solely at the discretion of the customer.
As of January 16, 2018 the business’ clause which is found in the third party authorization terms and conditions states:
For purposes of this section , “disparage” shall mean any negative statements, reviews, comments, or feedback, whether written or oral, by Customer about Storm Restoration Specialists LLC and or the licensed contractor providing workmanship or any employees or representatives or said Company. This will include all written or electronic communication, whether email, text message, social media, and or any website that allows for posted reviews with or without a subscription. Should a customer have a dispute the dispute must be brought forth executing the Arbitration clause within this Agreement.
Arbitration. All claims and disputes arising or relating to this Agreement are to be settled by binding arbitration in the state of [insert state in which parties agree to arbitrate] or another location mutually agreeable to the parties. The arbitration shall be conducted on a confidential basis pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any decision or award as a result of any such arbitration proceedings shall be in writing and shall provide an explanation for all conclusions of law and fact and shall include the assessment of costs, expenses, and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Any such arbitration shall be conducted by an arbitrator experienced in [insert industry or legal experience required for arbitrator] and shall include a written record of the arbitration hearing. The parties reserve the right to object to any individual who shall be employed by or affiliated with a competing organization or entity. An award of arbitration may be confirmed in a court of competent jurisdiction.
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Business Details
This is a multi-location business.
- Location of This Business
- 9310 Old Kings Street South Suite 1703, Jacksonville, FL 32257
- BBB File Opened:
- 8/9/2017
- Business Started:
- 7/7/2017
- Licensing Information:
- This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.BBB records show a license number of CGC1525839 for this business, issued by Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
These agencies may include:
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
1940 N. Monroe St.
Tallahassee FL 32399
- Type of Entity:
- Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Alternate Business Name
- Storm RS, LLC
- Business Management
- Mr. Wyatt P Green, Managing Member
- Ms. Jennifer R. Neff, Manager
- Contact Information
Principal
- Mr. Wyatt P Green, Managing Member
Customer Contact
- Mr. Wyatt P Green, Managing Member
- Additional Contact Information
Fax Numbers
- (904) 485-8817Primary Fax
Phone Numbers
- (904) 885-4648Other Phone
- (904) 589-7830Other Phone
Website Addresses
- (904) 485-8817
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