Love It or List It an Artful Promise Filming Location

Oh, boy. Don't let the smiles on these faces fool you.

Deena Tater and Timothy Sullivan, whose house was featured on the hit HGTV bear witness "Love It or Listing Information technology," aren't happy about their experience.

In fact, they're suing over what they call "disastrous" renovations that left their property "irreparably damaged."

The "Love Information technology or List It" Lawsuit

They're suing Big Coat Television receiver, the Canadian visitor that produces the prove, and Aaron Fitz Construction, the local contractor in North Carolina hired to do the reno work.

According to the Charlotte Observer:

The couple argue that not only were they victims of shoddy work, they too suffered from a breach of contract, unfair trade practices in violation of North Carolina's general contractor laws and a "bizarre" business model that creates an "inherent conflict of interest" for a production company that makes about of its money on TV advertising.

Big Coat'south CEO Maria Armstrong said their attorneys advised them not to talk about the ongoing litigation, but that they "intend to vigorously defend what we consider to be false allegations."

10 of their complaints and allegations:

1. Duct work left holes in the floor, allowing vermin to enter the firm.
2. Low-quality materials like industrial carpet were installed.
3. Windows were painted shut.
4. Eric Eremita is portrayed as the general contractor, but he's non licensed to work in Due north.C.
5. "These characters are actors or television personalities playing a function for the camera, and in this instance none of them played more than than a casual role in the actual renovation process." The bear witness is scripted, with "roles" and reactions assigned to the various performers and participants, including the homeowners.
6. "Big Coat is in the business of television product, not construction."
7. "The homeowners' funds essentially paid the cost of creating a stage set for this idiot box series."
8. They did non use a licensed builder for the renovation plans.
9. The couple was never shown houses for sale by any existent estate agent licensed in N.C. who could broker the sale of those homes.
10. They were left to deal with "disastrous work washed by Large Coat and its subcontractors."

The suit alleges a lot of what we already knew:

that a good deal of these reality shows are staged.

The couple, who went by Deena and Sully on Television, were on LIOLI episode 152, which filmed in 2015. They had to give the production company $140,000 upfront. About $86,000 of that went to the contractor, Aaron Fitz. They believe their funds were misspent.

They say they weren't contractually immune to sell the firm until after their episode aired. At present the trouble is they accept shoddy reno work to fix before they tin can put it on the marketplace.

BTW, this reveals some other truth about the show — that they're non seriously looking for houses to buy with host David Visentin on the prove.

Marci (above) shared her story with u.s. last yr: What It Was Like to Be on "Love It or List It."

Things went more smoothly for her, even though the renovations took vii weeks to complete, which is a petty longer than almost. Similar the other couple, she wasn't able to list her firm until afterward the testify aired, either, probably because they don't want the effect to be spoiled.

When she did sell, she shared the listing for her beautiful xanthous bungalow with us, which you can see hither.

Some other reader who appeared on the show wrote me almost 5 things he learned:

1. There are rumors that two endings are filmed, with the homeowners saying both "We're going to love it!" and "We're going to listing it!" This was not the case with us. We shot one ending and were not told which one to go with.
2. Information technology was 100% cheaper than going with a contractor. In our example, we paid for the labor and some product. Majority of the production was covered past the evidence and sponsors.
3. Every house nosotros were shown was really on the market. (Equally we know, this is not always the example on HGTV shows.)
4. For the "big reveal," almost 99% of the piece of work was complete. Similar any projects, in that location is always SOMETHING left to do after the deadline is hit.
5. While the bear witness is not scripted, in that location were some moments where we were led downwardly a certain road for dialogue.

He and Marci both say they had a positive experience with LIOLI overall.

Larn more about the lawsuit at the Charlotte Observer and on GMA.

GMA mentions the story I wrote: "The Truth About Firm Hunters."

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Source: https://hookedonhouses.net/2016/04/19/love-it-or-list-it-lawsuit-couple-calls-renovations-disastrous/