The KIS Consulting stucco lawsuit is not yet a lawsuit. It is a civil inquiry opened in April 2026 by the Florida Attorney General’s Office into KIS Consulting, LLC and the Palm Harbor law firm Florin Roebig, warning both of potential violations of Florida’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) laws. The state alleges the two have run a stucco defect claims operation since 2023 that leaves homeowners with a small fraction of settlement proceeds and no actual repairs to their homes.1Florida Politics. Attorney General’s Office Conducts Civil Inquiry Into Possible Scheme Bilking New Homeowners for Repairs
What the Attorney General Alleges
Deputy Attorney General for Civil Enforcement Jason Hilborn sent formal inquiry letters to KIS Consulting and Florin Roebig in April 2026 under Attorney General James Uthmeier.1Florida Politics. Attorney General’s Office Conducts Civil Inquiry Into Possible Scheme Bilking New Homeowners for Repairs According to the state, KIS representatives canvass newly built neighborhoods door-to-door and tell residents that engineering reports have identified stucco defects in the builder’s work. Homeowners are then referred to Florin Roebig, which pursues a settlement against the developer.
Those settlements reportedly come in around $100,000 per case. After the firm deducts fees and administrative costs, the homeowner typically walks away with $8,000 to $10,000. Hilborn stated that “no repairs have actually been made, and the homeowner is left with a defect claim on their property with limited resources to repair the alleged defect.”1Florida Politics. Attorney General’s Office Conducts Civil Inquiry Into Possible Scheme Bilking New Homeowners for Repairs The state’s concern is that the recorded defect claim then sits on the property, and the payout is nowhere near enough to fix the underlying problem.
Who KIS Consulting Is
KIS Consulting, LLC was incorporated in Florida on October 6, 2015, is headquartered at 3500 Beachwood Court, Suite 202, in Jacksonville, and is managed by Chad Dutler, who is both the registered agent and managing member.2Florida Division of Corporations. KIS Consulting LLC Corporate Filing Dutler is also associated with other Florida entities, including Guardian Home Consultants, LLC, incorporated in 2019.3CorporationWiki. Chad Dutler
By its own description, KIS offers a free exterior inspection, a damage assessment, referrals to law firms and repair professionals, and ongoing project management, all on a contingency basis so the homeowner pays nothing upfront. The company targets homes under seven years old, which it identifies as within the high-risk window for stucco failure.4KIS Consulting. KIS Consulting Home Page
Where the Inquiry Stands
As of late April 2026, KIS Consulting had entered into some discussions with the Attorney General’s Office. The office reported it had not heard from Florin Roebig. Both were given a deadline at the end of that week to fully explain their practices.1Florida Politics. Attorney General’s Office Conducts Civil Inquiry Into Possible Scheme Bilking New Homeowners for Repairs
Jeremy Redfern, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Attorney General’s Office, said the office was “ready to start the actual legitimate investigation if we don’t hear from everybody and our concerns aren’t addressed by Friday,” and would proceed with civil litigation if necessary. Redfern also noted that RICO violations “can be very serious and it comes with a lot of (civil) penalties.”1Florida Politics. Attorney General’s Office Conducts Civil Inquiry Into Possible Scheme Bilking New Homeowners for Repairs No criminal charges have been filed. The matter is civil, and public reporting does not indicate whether formal civil litigation was filed after the deadline passed.
If a KIS Representative Came to Your Door
The pressure that makes this pitch land is real. Under Senate Bill 360, signed on April 13, 2023, Florida shortened its statute of repose for construction defect actions from ten years to seven, measured from the earliest of certain triggering events such as the certificate of occupancy. A separate four-year statute of limitations runs from when a defect is discovered or should have been discovered.5Smith Currie. Florida Changes the Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Claims
Filing a pre-suit notice of claim under Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes does not pause the seven-year clock, per a 2019 amendment.5Smith Currie. Florida Changes the Statute of Repose for Construction Defect Claims Homeowners who suspect stucco damage do face a real deadline. What the Attorney General’s inquiry alleges is that KIS Consulting and Florin Roebig used that urgency to route homeowners into settlements that resolved the builder’s exposure, paid the intermediaries, and left the property with a defect on record and roughly $8,000 to $10,000 to address it. If you were approached by KIS or signed a representation agreement with Florin Roebig based on that pitch, the state’s allegations are worth reading in full, and any independent review of your contract, the engineering report you were shown, and the settlement math would come from a lawyer you retain yourself.