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Violation Notice

JPohling said:
View attachment 2552not sure if the attachment worked, But this is the notice that one of our clients received............seems to be an attempt at generating business thru some veiled threats.
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So was or is the inspection required by some government entity???

If not why did the business let them in the front door??

I wonder if the company works for/ with a lawyer????
 
No, no required inspection. No permitted improvements are being performed. This appears to be a "Notice" that this company will drop off with the building management in order to try to generate business. At the bottom you can see they are using this DAV to foster this along with a threat of a lawsuit. If you go to the website they are looking for "advocates" or fresh disabled folks that can be used to target businesses............ a form letter with the most common violations to be checked.

Mark H. isn't this in your area? Have you seen this before?
 
JPohling said:
No, no required inspection. No permitted improvements are being performed. This appears to be a "Notice" that this company will drop off with the building management in order to try to generate business. At the bottom you can see they are using this DAV to foster this along with a threat of a lawsuit. If you go to the website they are looking for "advocates" or fresh disabled folks that can be used to target businesses............ a form letter with the most common violations to be checked.Mark H. isn't this in your area? Have you seen this before?
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Why did they let them in the front door, unless some areas are accessibable to the general public, like a store or restaurant??
 
Scare tactic to generate business. This outfit has been around a few years in a couple of different states. They are not technically competent, just look at the "old" CBC code references.
 
Chuming! I've seen his reports before on behalf of a San Diego law firm for plaintiffs.

Note his mixed code cites.
 
Sections cited are Wrong

There is No 2014 state or Federal code

Not binding

Lawsuit is the only enforcement method

Did the property comply to previous codes?

When was the building last modified?

Was the 20% "rule"used?

I can go on

And yes it is 10 miles from my house

And no I have not seen this form but have seen others, similar
 
DAV (Disabled American Vet) I've run up against his reports before. He was previously linked up with a San Diego plaintiff's firm.

DSA knows of him as does CCDA.

Michael Gibbons says "Hi to all" feeling much better, lost 60 lbs.
 
Here you go:

Wildomar Man Arrested for ADA Extortion Fraud

Rodolfo DeHoyos allegedly demanded up to $10,000 from small businesses he accused of ADA violations.

By ALEXANDER NGUYEN (Patch Staff)

May 8, 2015

By City News Service

A 55-year-old Wildomar man who allegedly posed as an advocate for the disabled community while demanding payments up to $10,000 from small businesses he accused of Americans with Disabilities Act violations was being held Thursday on $1 million bail.

Rodolfo DeHoyos, who is suspected of netting more than $140,000 from his victims, was arrested April 30, after Riverside police and investigators with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office served a search warrant at his home and recovered evidence that he allegedly ran a scam on more than 50 businesses, police said.

The investigation that led to De Hoyos’ arrest began in December after several small businesses in the city and county of Riverside reported that the man had left “notices of violation” with them, authorities said.

DeHoyos, who identified himself as the owner of “ADA Advocates and Consulting,” allegedly informed the businesses they had violated ADA access laws, police said.

“The businesses who were contacted by DeHoyos said that he would follow up on the violation notices with emails, letters, phone calls, and even in person visits ...,” according to a police statement. “Victims said that DeHoyos wanted monetary ‘settlements’ for their ADA violations or he would sue them ... .”

DeHoyos allegedly told the victims he was guaranteed to win an award up to $40,000 in damages plus attorney’s fees if they didn’t give him a monetary settlement ranging from $500 to $10,000, police said.

“Preliminary information shows that DeHoyos has acquired over $140,000 in ‘settlements’ from various city and county businesses,” according to a police statement.

But the investigation revealed that DeHoyos was never denied access to any of the businesses and was able to move about freely in each of them, authorities said.

DeHoyos was booked on suspicion of extortion and was being held at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside, initially in lieu of $250,000 bail, police said.

“Initial charges against DeHoyos included 10 counts of extortion by letter and 10 counts of second degree burglary,” according to police.

As the investigation continued, however, additional victims were found, and today DeHoyos’ bail was increased to $1 million and the District Attorney’s Office added 68 counts of extortion by letter, one count of grand theft and one count of money laundering, police said.

Investigators believe more victims may have fallen prey to the alleged scam and anyone with information was urged to contact Riverside police Detective Brian Money at (951) 353-7118 or bmoney@riversideca.gov.

Details of the case were revealed today at a news conference in Riverside.
 
NEWS

WILDOMAR MAN ACCUSED OF EXTORTING MONEY FROM SMALL BUSINESSES

http://abc7.com/news/wildomar-man-accused-of-extorting-money-from-small-businesses/706927/

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riday, May 08, 2015 12:58PM

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- A Wildomar man has been arrested for extortion and burglary. Police say he has been threatening small businesses for years, and there may be more victims.

At Antone's Italian Food, customers are more like family. The local eatery has been serving the community of Riverside for more than 50 years with no problems.

Until this past March, when the business became the alleged target of Rodolfo Dehoyos.

"Anytime anyone is taking pictures of business, you get a little suspicious," said Rosanne Brungardt of Antone's Italian Food.

Brungardt says that wasn't all. She received a notice telling her she was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

"Dehoyos called us and said, 'I need $9,000 from you to make this go away,'" Brungardt said.

Dehoyos has since been arrested for extortion and burglary.

"Our investigation showed that Dehoyos has never been denied access into any of these locations that he identified," said Detective Brian Money of the Riverside Police Department Economic Crimes Unit.

According to police, Dehoyos served hundreds of notices and threatened legal action if a business did not pay up. He allegedly collected upward of $140,000 in payoffs.

Investigators served a search warrant at Dehoyos' Wildomar home, which they say did not have any handicap adaptions.

Police say they collected records pertaining to Dehoyos' operations going back several years.

So far, police have identified 78 other businesses, including a gas station and a tax business.

"It's really appalling to do this on the backs of handicap people," Brungardt said.

The Riverside Police Department is asking anyone who may have been a victim to contact them at (951) 353-7118.
 
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