{"id":18581,"date":"2025-06-01T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=18581"},"modified":"2025-06-01T14:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T20:52:20","slug":"ag-labrador-secures-judgment-against-coast-to-coast-carports-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/ag-labrador-secures-judgment-against-coast-to-coast-carports-inc\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: AG Labrador Secures Judgment Against Coast to Coast Carports, Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BOISE \u2014<\/strong>Attorney General Ra\u00fal Labrador announced a judgment entered in March 2025 against Coast to Coast Carports, Inc., following allegations of deceptive business practices involving custom-made\u00a0garages and carports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Consumer Protection Division filed suit in December 2024, alleging that Coast to Coast accepted consumer payments for custom-made garages and carports, failed to deliver the products, and in some cases provided faulty structures without offering refunds or repairs. The judgment prohibits Coast to Coast from engaging in any construction-related&nbsp;business&nbsp;within&nbsp;the State of&nbsp;Idaho and requires the company to pay civil penalties and restitution to affected consumers. The&nbsp;civil&nbsp;penalties and restitution for Coast-to-Coast are, respectively, $22,500 and $26,745.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis case sends a clear message to out-of-state contractors who operate dishonestly in Idaho<strong>,\u201d said Attorney General Labrador.<\/strong>\u201cWe will take legal action to protect Idaho consumers and ensure accountability in the construction marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attorney General Labrador urges consumers&nbsp;seeking a contractor\u2019s services, please utilize these tips to avoid fraudulent business practices:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the Contractor\u2019s business profile on the Better Business Bureau\u2019s Website, paying particular attention to any unresolved complaints, its rating, and\u00a0the\u00a0business\u2019s responses provided to the Better Business Bureau.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check with the Attorney General\u2019s Office or the Department of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dopl.idaho.gov\/\">Welcome to Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses<\/a>\u00a0for any information regarding the Contractor and its business practices within the State of Idaho.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review Idaho Code \u00a7 48-525 to understand what information a contractor is required to disclose.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify the contractor has liability and worker\u2019s compensation insurance to avoid liability for work-related injuries and the contractor\u2019s recklessness or negligence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If possible, obtain a surety bond, title insurance, and a lien waiver to cover potential losses, loss of title, and to prevent lienholders placing liens on the project for nonpayment.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Consumers who experience similar construction practices may file consumer complaints with the Consumer Protection Division. A complaint form is available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ag.idaho.gov\/office-resources\/online-forms\/?form=File%20a%20Complaint&amp;complaint=Consumer%20Complaint\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOISE \u2014Attorney General Ra\u00fal Labrador announced a judgment entered in March 2025 against Coast to Coast Carports, Inc., following allegations of deceptive business practices involving custom-made\u00a0garages and carports. The Attorney General\u2019s Consumer Protection Division filed suit in December 2024, alleging that Coast to Coast accepted consumer payments for custom-made garages and carports, failed to deliver [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":15456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[1373],"class_list":["post-18581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions-op-eds","tag-consumer-protection","cat-243-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18582,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18581\/revisions\/18582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}