Louisiana Contractor Charged for Allegedly Damaging Homeowners’ Roof
Article 0 Comments On an early August morning, a roofing contractor arrived at a Lafayette, Louisiana couple’s house and requested permission to inspect the home’s roof. The roofer’s arrival wasn’t unexpected. The couple, who go by Jordan and Sarah, had been approached days earlier by a neighbor whose own roof had recently been repaired. The neighbor asked Jordan and Sarah if they would like a discounted roof inspection by the same contractor who did the neighbor’s roof. The couple agreed, and within days, a contractor called to set up a time for an inspection. When Zechariah Moore, a field representative for Roofing Guys, returned from a 90-minute roof inspection on August 6, he delivered Jordan and Sarah with bad news: the roof was in need of severe repairs to the cost of $30,000-$40,000. After showing the couple pictures of the roof damage, Moore left them with his business card. Later that day, Moore texted Jordan more photos of the roof and said wind damage was the likely culprit. “Due to some of the recent storms, I would say let’s file a claim now and get your house ready in the event a named storm comes and you have to pay...