The owner of a local construction company, who customers say presents himself as a contractor, is facing trial for a charge of unlicensed contracting activity in one case, and a lawsuit in a second case.

The State Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), which regulates the business of licensed contracting, is taking the lead in both cases and has notified a third homeowner that it is investigating that case, which could result in more charges.

In the three cases combined, the homeowners claim they paid $120,000 to the owner of Cat 5 Prefab Homes and Cat 5 Home Center for work that was unfinished or never started. The owner is Anson Avery Gallaway.

As part of a three-month-long WESH 2 Investigates probe into his current and past business practices, we approached Gallaw

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