According to the complaint, the $1.36 million home has faced “leaks and water penetration” from the windows, walls and ceilings — including an upstairs shower that allegedly “drained through the kitchen ceiling whenever it was used.” A “crooked” front door, crumbling exterior mortar, issues with garage floor and roof were also cited in the legal document.
The property’s rehabilitation was chronicled on a January 2019 episode of the show, with stand-in actors reacting to the remodel’s reveal since the Morrisseys did not want to appear on camera, according to theChicago Sun-Times.
The lawsuit claiming fraud is only the latest in a series of issues the duo has faced this year.
In July 2019, Victoria and Eckhardt, faced threats of license suspensions and stop work orders on other projects in the city.
According to theTribune,the Chicago Department of Buildings notified the co-stars that they would be unable to file new permit applications. The city has also moved to suspend Eckhardt’s real estate developer license and general contractor license for one year, citing that he had worked without a permit at 11 different properties.
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Victoria and Eckhardt resumed work in November when thestop work orders were lifted,Block Club Chicagoreported at the time.
According to Gregg Cunningham, a spokesman for the department of buildings, Victoria and Eckhardt are only able to go back to work on existing buildings as the orders were lifted “to correct past violations.”
“We’re still monitoring the work closely, watching for any attempt to file a permit using a different name. [We are] watching closely for any attempt to circumvent our process here,” Cunningham said.
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“We’re trying to make the neighborhood great and better, and we’re trying to bring the history back with the builds,” she said at the time, “so it’s not like we’re coming in, building crap and just trying to make a buck.”
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Victoria also shared insight into thehome improvement businessand tackling issues and setbacks as they arise in the process.
“We have 14 of these going on at the same time, so you’ve gotta keep it moving,” she said of her simultaneous projects. “And so, for me, it’s like, it’s unforeseen, but it’s also something that you kind of have to, like, say, ‘Hey, this could happen ….'”
She added: “Things you don’t expect are going to happen. How do you deal with them? Just be strong, honestly; hire the right people, first off, and be strong when these things happen, because you can’t let it set you back — you have to just kind of learn from your mistakes and make sure they don’t happen again.”
source: people.com
