Barbara and John Lotz double-checked before they hired a Texas company to replace the roof on their Hempfield home last summer.
They made sure Prime Roofing Systems was registered in Pennsylvania. They looked up the company's A-plus rating with the Better Business Bureau. And they got references from friends and neighbors who were satisfied with the company's work.
The Lotzes, too, were satisfied with the roof Prime Roofing employees replaced because their home was damaged by wind and hail in the March 23 tornado that swept through Hempfield and Sewickley townships.
But then, the couple found out they were among 17 Westmoreland County property owners facing mechanics' liens totaling more than $64,000 because the roofing company allegedly failed to pay the material supplier, Wisconsin-based ABC Supply Co. Inc., for shingles and other materials used on their homes.
The liens prevent the property owners from selling, refinancing or getting a home equity loan until the supplier is paid.
The Lotzes were refinancing their mortgage when the $3,796.97 lien was issued on Jan. 18, and the mortgage company halted the process until the lien is cleared.
"I do understand that ABC wants their money, I do," said Barbara Lotz, 59, who runs a day care in her home. "But I already paid it. We all have canceled checks that show we paid for the job that was done."
In court documents filed in Westmoreland, ABC Supply, which has an office in New Castle, claims it was not paid for materials it supplied to Prime Roofing for work done at 17 properties.
The liens total $64,534.62 and range from $2,184.71 to $10,974.65. That figure does not include interest, which continues to accrue. Eleven of the properties are in Hempfield, two are in Greensburg, and one each are in South Greensburg, North Huntingdon, Scottdale and Unity.
Phone numbers for Prime Roofing and its parent company, HWH Group LLC, are disconnected or have busy signals. An e-mail sent to a company official on Tuesday was not returned. The company's Better Business Bureau accreditation was stripped in early January because the company failed to respond to consumer complaints.
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