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Florida Attorney General sues two Pinellas County hot tub businesses over false promises made to customers
State recordsdata lawsuit towards sizzling tub firms
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – Florida Lawyer Common Ashley Moody is suing two sizzling tub companies in Pinellas County for what she stated have been false guarantees administration made to clients.
Moody is attempting to verify Reasonably priced Spa Covers and Coverlex, each owned by Alejandro Flores-Ramirez in Clearwater, won’t ever promote or manufacture spa or sizzling tub covers within the state once more.
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In keeping with the grievance, clients paid greater than $90,000 to the enterprise for merchandise that have been by no means obtained, have been broken or have been delivered months after they have been promised. The lawsuit stated Moody’s workplace has obtained and reviewed greater than 350 complaints towards the enterprise.
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She stated the proprietor deceived clients by promoting “faux quick” supply estimates, and charged for expedited delivery, which was something however quick. The grievance stated a number of clients didn’t get a refund and might’t attain anybody from the corporate.
The lawsuit additionally appears to make the corporate pay civil penalties for violating Florida’s Misleading and Unfair Commerce Practices Act. Every violation is $10,000, the swimsuit stated.
“Customers anticipated immediate supply and glorious service as a consequence of representations made by Reasonably priced Spa Covers and Coverlex, but typically obtained their orders months later than anticipated — if the orders arrived in any respect,” Moody stated.
There are 114 pages of complaints on the Higher Enterprise Bureau’s web site towards Reasonably priced Spa Covers, together with one made by Allison Jason Stone.
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Stone stated she ordered a sizzling tub cowl in April for near $600. She stated the cash was instantly taken out of her account, and she or he hasn’t obtained the quilt or a refund, and the corporate has stopped answering her.
“It’s a rip-off,” Stone stated. “You aren’t getting a refund or your sizzling tub covers. Be sure to test the evaluations apart from those on their web site earlier than buying.”
The proprietor of the corporate stated they’ve responded to a number of of the complaints. He stated they’ve been attempting to remain on high of the problems, admitting that fairly just a few folks didn’t get their product on time.
He additionally stated they advised Moody the pandemic pushed them behind.