Paving company sued over bait and switch, shoddy work, state says
's office is accusing a South Jersey paving company of breaking its consumer fraud laws by allegedly using bait-and-switch pricing, not honoring warranties and doing substandard work.
In announcing the lawsuit, Attorney General Paula T. Dow said in a statement that: "customers typically paid thousands of dollars to have their driveways paved, and soon experienced cracking, disintegration or formation of holes." The state is seeking restitution and penalties as part of the lawsuit.
The state alleges that Williams Asphalt Materials LLC, which has three New Jersey locations, says company workers would typically drive up to houses and tell homeowners that they had just completed a paving job in the area, had leftover paving material and could offer a discount on driveway paving. Workers would complete the paving job in a day and also did work at night -- when customers couldn't inspect the work until the following morning, the state says.
When the driveways showed problems after the paving like cracking, holes, erosion and crumbling, the company allegedly didn't respond to customer requests for repairs or refunds, the state says. In all, 47 complaints were received about the paving company.
