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DLCA Cracks Down on Building Violations Involving Licensed Contractors; Unlicensed Contractors to be Referred to Court

Homeowners and business people who employ the services of licensed general contractors who have provided or supervised inferior work, can now seek remedy by reporting the matter to the V.I. Dept. of Licensing and Consumer Affairs. DLCA Commissioner and member of the V.I. Board of Contractors and Trades, Richard Evangelista, told the Consortium that a recently drafted team will oversee that aspect of the department’s role and pursue cases of contractors who are accused of providing substandard work.  “The Department of Licensing & Consumer Affairs is taking a serious stand on licensed general contractors who fail to live up to the minimum standard required of an outstanding contractor in good standing,” he said. “We are literally going to have the ability to bring them to the table when someone complains about work that should have been done properly but it was done improperly,” Mr. Evangelista added. An informal process has already begun within the department and will be put into w...