Berkeley, California (PRWEB) January 28, 2012
Berkeley sewer repair contractors at Evenflow Plumbing of Berkeley California have seen an increase in the number of people posing as licensed contractors providing bids on Berkeley sewer repair. According to Gary Dimodana, Owner of Evenflow Plumbing, he has run across more situations recently where unlicensed contractors had provided bids to his customers. In most cases these people will provide a valid license number to the consumer. The problem is that the license isnt theirs, says Gary.
With recent sting operations the CSLB or California State License in cooperation with other government agencies caught 111 unlicensed contractors in October of 2010 in an operation that lasted only 2 days according to their website, CSLB news release. Among the people caught were criminals including a convicted sex offender. Recently in Amador county authorities caught 10 unlicensed contractors in 1 day bidding one 1 house. Many of these unlicensed contractors dont have a license because of felony convictions or illegal business practices. We see them bidding on Berkeley sewer repair all the time, says Gary. According to the California State License Board the best way for consumers to protect themselves is to do their homework before hiring a contractor for a sewer replacement or any other job. Here are 5 things consumers can do avoid being victims of contractor fraud:
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