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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa area developer is now at odds with the contractor he hired to build several homes and some of his investors also filed a civil lawsuit against him and his company.
Contractor Todd Britton-Harr said he had an agreement to build seven homes in Tampa for M.A.X. Investment Properties.
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Britton-Harr started construction on the properties, but he said at some point the payments from the developer stopped.
“I was told, I’m going to pay. I’m going to pay. I’m going to pay,” Britton-Harr said. “It’s coming from the finance company. And it just never did.”
Britton-Harr filed liens on the properties for the $631,000 he claimed he was owed.
That should’ve stopped the developer from selling any of the homes, but one sold anyway last April for $500,000.
“It should’ve never sold,” Britton-Harr said.
The new owner apparently did not know about the $89,685 lien Britton-Harr put on the property.
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“Now their mortgage is in jeopardy because they bought a property that was supposed to be free and clear and now has a lien on the property,” Britton-Harr said. “That’s what the title company is supposed to do is do a title search to ensure for the new buyer that it’s free and clear.”
M.A.X. Investment Properties is owned by Cliff Parchmon, according to state records. Parchmon has not yet responded to our requests for comment.
The fact that one home sold even though there was lien on it, sent Britton-Harr to Tampa police. He said he told detectives the developer knew there was a lien but signed closing paperwork and sold the home anyway.
Britton-Harr and the developer’s investors Bradam Properties and MDMM Properties are suing Parchmon and other entities involved in the projects, hoping the court will force the payment of what they claim they are owed.
“I hope for one thing that I get paid the money that’s owed to me,” Britton-Harr said. “But I hope the other investors and homeowners get made whole. Because it’s not right.”
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After a court settlement agreement was signed by Parchmon paid Britton-Harr last May, Parchmon made three payments totalling $345,000 to Britton-Harr. Britton-Harr is now trying to recoup the rest that totals $285,724 plus legal fees.
Liens have been lifted on three of the seven properties. One that still has a lien on it on N. Woodrow was listed for $950,000 and according to Zillow, is currently under contract. The two additional properties with liens are still under construction.
Britton-Harr said the lack of payment has been difficult for everyone connected to his business.
“It’s not just my business, it also the people who work for me,” Britton-Harr said. “I’ve had to take jobs I might not have taken for cash flow so I could take care of them and pay their salaries.”
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