Ana Elsa Alvirez, 48 of Tucson, was found guilty in Pima County Consolidated Justice Court of two counts of Contracting Without a License, a Class 1 Misdemeanor, stemming from two separate cases.
Arizona Registrar of Contractors investigators found in one of the two cases, a Tucson property owner paid Alvirez, DBA Sahuaro Stone and Tile LLC, $35,000 to remodel a Tucson home. Alvirez started the job but abandoned it before completion; major appliances were never delivered and the gas line was installed incorrectly.
The court ordered Alvirez to pay $1,711 in restitution to the property owner. She was also sentenced to 60 days in jail, however, that part of the sentencing was suspended.
In the second investigation, another Tucson property owner paid Alvirez DBA ARA Solutions, $85,025 to remodel another Tucson home. The property owner’s investor referred the owner to Alvirez. After visiting her stone and tile store, Alvirez offered to run the entire remodeling project and the property owner accepted without asking if she was licensed. She has never been a licensed contractor in Arizona. The homeowner filed a complaint with AZ ROC after the project went more than $20,000 over budget and workers reported not being paid.
In that case, the court sentenced Alvirez to a $2,000 fine. No restitution was ordered.