The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) headed that investigation, alleging unlicensed ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA ) — The Florida Attorney General’s Office has filed a civil lawsuit against three now-closed pool companies, along with contractor Jordan Hidalgo and one-time partner Doug Griffith.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Public documents show pool contractor Jordan Hidalgo agreed to a settlement with the Florida Attorney General’s Office in July, six months before the AG filed a lawsuit against ...

The owner of a Deltona home paid a contractor $40,000 in February 2023 to do work on her property, which was never done, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida pool company owner was sentenced to 18 years in prison after prosecutors said he defrauded nearly 100 homeowners. According to Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of ...

A pool contractor whose fraud scheme bilked nearly 100 Florida homeowners out of more than $1 million was given a lengthy prison sentence. Ricardo Villarroel Duerto, owner of Villa Pavers and Pools, ...

Effective July 1, 2025, Chapter 2025-140, Laws of Florida, titled an “Act Relating to Construction Regulations,” enacted House Bill 683. This bill makes several changes to Florida’s construction laws, ...