Peter (Pepe) Kostantinov, writes contracts for construction / remodeling work, he takes a sizable deposit sometimes 50%, files for permits for "Demolition, or lite Construction" only to avoid the scruitany of the building inspectors.
The reason for the limited permits is so he does not have to file a notice to owneras required by Florida law, and send a copy to the state. In addition these small jobs are below the radar of the city/town building inspectors.
He then starts the demo and says he ran out of money asking the homeowner for more funds. There are numerous complaints with the Pinellis county construction licensing board, the Fl Division of professional and Business regulation (DBPR) and most recently a comlaint filed with the states attorney generals office and the division of insurance.
He was using a general contractors license issued to Stuart long of Premiere Construction (CGC061638) however after not responding to the 6th circut court in St Petersburg a default has been issued against Kostantinov (Not the first default for similar activities).
A judgement was then made against Kostantinov and he was to provide financial information to the court on assets, but has also failed to respond to the court on that issue as well.
He is now listed as an officer of a company named Bay Area L.L Enterprises as a director according to documents filed with the state of Florida. He is now using the Bay Area L.L Enterprises general contractors license to continue his deception of homeowners (confirmed after speaking with homeowner of Permit #bcp2016-6212). The same situation continues with a new general contractors license CGC061522.
The information he provides on insurance does not cover when he walks off the job, unable to complete it because he has no funds.
He has a multiple victims and complaints. He also does not pay his contractors and they have contacted homeowners for payment.
The state DBPR has been aware of his activities for almost a year and has not taken any action to stop his construction activities. Since the state was notified, additional homeowners have been victimized, and the state should have some liability for not taking action sooner.
If you must work with him, require a construction bond to protect yourself in the event he continues his deceptive practices.
If you are a victim, please report your case to the State Attorney generals office and the DBPR as well as the Pinellas county contractors licensing board. Their contacts for proplr handling cases against Kostantinov are below. Check the previous complaints and see if theentities and state knew of his activities prior to your loss. The state needs to take responsibility for known fraudulent activity.
Paul Roberts Pinellis County Construction Licensing Board [email protected]
Kevin Garriott, City of Clearwater 727-562-4588 building inspectors office
All of the above parties have been aware of the complains regarding Mr Kostantinov since February 2016 at a minimum when the most recent complaints were filed.
Peter Kostantinov Reviews
Peter (Pepe) Kostantinov, writes contracts for construction / remodeling work, he takes a sizable deposit sometimes 50%, files for permits for "Demolition, or lite Construction" only to avoid the scruitany of the building inspectors.
The reason for the limited permits is so he does not have to file a notice to owneras required by Florida law, and send a copy to the state. In addition these small jobs are below the radar of the city/town building inspectors.
He then starts the demo and says he ran out of money asking the homeowner for more funds. There are numerous complaints with the Pinellis county construction licensing board, the Fl Division of professional and Business regulation (DBPR) and most recently a comlaint filed with the states attorney generals office and the division of insurance.
He was using a general contractors license issued to Stuart long of Premiere Construction (CGC061638) however after not responding to the 6th circut court in St Petersburg a default has been issued against Kostantinov (Not the first default for similar activities).
A judgement was then made against Kostantinov and he was to provide financial information to the court on assets, but has also failed to respond to the court on that issue as well.
He is now listed as an officer of a company named Bay Area L.L Enterprises as a director according to documents filed with the state of Florida. He is now using the Bay Area L.L Enterprises general contractors license to continue his deception of homeowners (confirmed after speaking with homeowner of Permit #bcp2016-6212). The same situation continues with a new general contractors license CGC061522.
The information he provides on insurance does not cover when he walks off the job, unable to complete it because he has no funds.
He has a multiple victims and complaints. He also does not pay his contractors and they have contacted homeowners for payment.
The state DBPR has been aware of his activities for almost a year and has not taken any action to stop his construction activities. Since the state was notified, additional homeowners have been victimized, and the state should have some liability for not taking action sooner.
If you must work with him, require a construction bond to protect yourself in the event he continues his deceptive practices.
If you are a victim, please report your case to the State Attorney generals office and the DBPR as well as the Pinellas county contractors licensing board. Their contacts for proplr handling cases against Kostantinov are below. Check the previous complaints and see if theentities and state knew of his activities prior to your loss. The state needs to take responsibility for known fraudulent activity.
Some useful contacts:
Lisa Arena, DBPR: [email protected], 813-233-4575
Jennifer Mangieri, DBPR [email protected] 813-442-9416
Elliott Diaz, Pinnelas Consumer protection 727-464-7991 [email protected]
Paul Roberts Pinellis County Construction Licensing Board [email protected]
Kevin Garriott, City of Clearwater 727-562-4588 building inspectors office
All of the above parties have been aware of the complains regarding Mr Kostantinov since February 2016 at a minimum when the most recent complaints were filed.