A Sonoma County mobile home contractor who is facing discipline from the state contractor's board said Friday he is trying to make good on his promises to finish work he started for several mobile home residents.
A story in Tuesday's Press Democrat revealed multiple complaints against Tim Silva for work he was paid to complete but either never started or never finished.
More than a dozen residents of the Leisure Lake Mobile Home Park in Petaluma said he has bilked them out of at least $9,500 for repairs not completed. Several said he requested all of the money up front or large amounts and then disappeared or only partially completed the promised work.
Since the story was published, The Press Democrat has received nearly a dozen calls from people — most elderly and two who said they were his family members — offering similar accounts of dealings with Silva.
Also, two additional formal complaints have been lodged with the state, on Oct. 12 and Oct. 19, alleging violations of state laws governing contractors' work. That is in addition to a recent fine and an ongoing investigation.
Petaluma Police Lt. Tim Lyons said his detectives are working with county prosecutors to determine whether criminal charges are warranted.
Silva was formerly licensed by the Contractors State License Board as a mobile home contractor. But his license expired in June, the day after a notice of “investigation of probable violation” was attached to his license.
The board also fined him $2,350 earlier this month for violations similar to those claimed by Leisure Lake residents.
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