WATERTOWN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced May 25 that her office instituted an order against Walker’s Manufactured Housing Inc. and its owner, Stanley Hall, mandating that they "explain their failure to sit for testimony" required by Underwood’s subpoena.
Underwood’s office is looking into the business practices of Walker’s after multiple consumers filed complaints about the company’s advertising, sales and installation practices.
“My office will aggressively investigate retailers of manufactured home and land deals who shirk their legal obligations to provide homes that are safe, durable, and suitable for occupancy,” Underwood said in a statement. “Transparency and fair dealing is necessary in every transaction involving New York State consumers.”
Investigator Chad Shelmidine first looked into the case for New York. Handling the case for the state now are Assistant Attorneys General Julia Kaplan Toce and Alicia M. Lendon and consumer frauds representative Sharnette Grant. They are being supervised by Assistant Attorney General in Charge Deanna R. Nelson.