๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
On September 29, 2025, after hearing the homeownersโ impact statement, Judge Ralphs sentenced Alan Richard Mann to two years of formal probation and ordered him to serve 180 days in jail. Mann was also ordered to pay nearly $25,000 in restitution to the homeowners for unauthorized purchases and the cost of redoing the project. In addition, he must stay away from the homeowners and have no contact with them. The court further prohibited Mann from engaging in contracting work without a valid contractorโs license and workersโ compensation insurance.
The sentence follows Mannโs earlier guilty plea on September 15, 2025, to a felony violation of Penal Code section 530.5 for using another personโs personal identifying information, and to a misdemeanor violation of Labor Code section 3700.5 for employing workers without securing workersโ compensation insurance. Mann had been arrested on a $20,000 warrant prior to entering his plea.
The case stemmed from a May 2022 home improvement project in South Lake Tahoe. Mann entered into a contract with the homeowners to remodel a bathroom in their home. The project required a state contractorโs license, which Mann did not have. He also requested and received a down payment that exceeded what is allowed by law and employed two workers on the project without maintaining the legally required workersโ compensation insurance to protect them.
The homeowners provided Mann with their credit card to purchase materials for the remodel. Instead, he used the card to make more than $2,000 in personal purchases and charged approximately $8,000 for materials that were never used on the home. The work performed was of such poor quality that the homeowners terminated him, and most of the project had to be redone.
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๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ช๐.
๐ก Public Service Advisory ๐ก
Before hiring anyone for home improvement or construction work, always verify that the individual or business holds an active California contractorโs license and carries workersโ compensation insurance for any employees. You can check a license status or file a complaint by visiting the Contractors State License Board website at www.cslb.ca.gov or by calling 800-321-CSLB (2752). Consumers should be cautious of large upfront payments and avoid paying more than 10% or $1,000 down, whichever is less.