Lawsuit against former ’19 Kids and Counting’ star claims he lied about having contractor’s license

BENTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A former reality TV star is accused in a lawsuit of pretending to have a contractor’s license and not doing work on a Benton County man’s home.

The lawsuit was filed on September 10 by Fayetteville attorney Andrew Myers against Madison Holding and Jason Duggar.

Duggar is Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s son and was featured in TLC shows “19 Kids and Counting” and “Counting On”.

The client, Mark Thompson, entered into a contract to buy a home in Bella Vista from Madison Holding with Duggar as the contractor.

The complaint said Duggar reported he had a contractor’s license, however, it argues the Arkansas Contractor’s Licensing Board did not have one on file.

The contract required 22 items to be repaired within 30 days, but after 11 months, most of the repairs were not completed, the complaint said.

Duggar is accused of not completing work in the master bedroom and bathroom, and the sod was not fully installed. Crown molding in the upstairs portion of the home needed to be repaired, roofing issues were supposed to be fixed and other various problems were also included in the complaint.

The complaint said Duggar acknowledged the roofing issues in April or May and said they would be addressed. In late May, Duggar said Thompson should pay someone else to make the repairs instead of him continuing to do so.

Text messages between Duggar and Thompson are included in the lawsuit.

“Mark, I have a question for you. Instead of us coming back several times and you getting upset with me and me getting upset with you, what if I cut you a final check for however much you think it’s gonna cost to get these things? You sign a contract saying we are no longer responsible for any additional fixes on the home inspection repair list,” Duggar said in a text message.

Duggar and Madison Holding are accused of fraud, negligence, and breach of contract and breach of warranties in the lawsuit.

Thompson is seeking monetary damages to be determined at trial, which includes the cost to make the repairs, along with Thompson’s attorney costs and fees.

Court records show that as of September 13, Duggar and Madison Holdings have yet to respond to the lawsuit.

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