Florida Attorney General's Office settles with Staycation Pools & Spas owner Jordan Hidalgo for $60,000 after numerous complaints of abandoned projects, financial losses, and mismanagement. Hidalgo and his companies are permanently banned from operating in Florida's pool construction industry.
Embattled pool contractor Jordan Hidalgo, the owner of Staycation Pools & Spas, has had his $1.9 million judgment reduced to just $60,000 following a settlement with the Florida Attorney General’s Office. The attorney general's office accused Hidalgo of abandoning their pool projects in 2023. The lawsuit came after numerous ITEAM investigations into the company and its owners.
According to the lawsuit, nearly 100 consumers came forward with similar complaints, detailing financial losses, incomplete projects, and mismanagement by Hidalgo's companies. However, records show that his financial inability to pay was considered, reducing his required payment to $60,000. The remaining balance is suspended, as long as he complies with all court-ordered terms.Those who invested in a pool from Staycation Pools were hopeful the Attorney General's lawsuit would lead to a harsher punishment. Instead, Kennedy says the settlement is “disgusting.” “It seriously makes me sick to my stomach,” Kennedy said. “$60,000 doesn’t even really cover the cost that I personally lost with them. I can only imagine how all of us feel that were listed on the DBPR complaint—that had 78 of us—and that’s not even listing all the other people affected up and down Florida.” As part of the final court ruling, Hidalgo and his companies are now permanently banned from operating in Florida’s pool construction industry. Meanwhile, the case remains open against Douglas Griffith, another defendant in the lawsuit who was involved in managing Hidalgo’s pool companies
POOL CONTRACTOR SETTLEMENT FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSUMER FRAUD STAYCATION POOLS & SPAS
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