Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Monday that his office has obtained a consent judgment on Missouri Fence Company Springfield, LLC and the business’s owner Justin P. Schmidt.
The Better Business Bureau had issued a warning in October 2020 about the business not fulfilling agreements. Several customers reported giving thousands of dollars to the Missouri Fence but the company never showed up to install fencing.
The lawsuit that AG Schmitt filed alleged Schmidt, through MIssouri Fence Company, solicited upfront deposits from customers for installation of fences at the customer’s residence. Schmidt then failed to “install the fences as promised or otherwise performed minimal or unsatisfactory work.”
The judgment orders Schmidt to pay $20,000 in restitution to several customers, and Schmidt is prohibited from operating or managing a residential construction business until he pays off the restitution or after one year.
“My Office always stands willing to intervene in order to get the restitution due to consumers,” Attorney General Schmitt said in a statement. “I’m pleased with the result in this case, and my Office will work to ensure that the affected consumers are repaid by Schmidt.”