The Ministry of Consumer Services announced that Charlesworth Carter, operating as C.K. Carter Kitchen & Bath Renovation, was convicted of four counts of violating the provincial consumer protection act. An arrest warrant was issued and as of June 27, he had not been apprehended. He has committed multiple violations, accepted a deposit totalling $4,000 for home renovation work but failed to complete it and did not refund the money.
Authorities are looking for Charlesworth Carter, a Toronto area bathroom and kitchen renovator who has multiple convictions.The Ministry of Consumer Services announced earlier this week that Carter, operating as C.K. Carter Kitchen & Bath Renovation, was convicted of four counts of violating the provincial consumer protection act.
On June 6, Carter was sentenced by a provincial offences court to 90 days in jail and 12 months probation. An arrest warrant was issued and a ministry spokesperson said Wednesday he has still not been arrested.
According to a Consumer Services department press release, Carter accepted a deposit totalling $4,000 from a consumer for home renovation work.
"Mr. Carter failed to provide any services or materials related to this work," the ministry stated. "He was also convicted of failing to refund the consumer's deposit monies after the consumer exercised her lawful right to cancel the agreement and failing to provide the consumer with a written agreement that adequately set out the terms of the contract and the consumer's rights."
Carter was also convicted in 2007 of making deceptive representations that amounted to engaging in an unfair practice, failing to provide an adequate agreement to the consumer and failing to refund the consumer's deposit monies when the agreement was cancelled. He was sentenced to 35 days in jail plus probation. Then in December, 2009 he was convicted of failing to comply with that probation order and was sentenced to another 20 days imprisonment and further probation.
"In May 2005, Mr. Carter was convicted in Richmond Hill under the Business Practices Act for engaging in an unfair practice and sentenced to a fine of $3,000 and 12 months probation. He failed to comply with probation when he failed to pay restitution and was convicted again in December 2007. "
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