Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office has announced its Consumer Protection Division has secured a permanent injunction on behalf of consumers deceived by a used hot tub company and its owners.
Revive Spas and More LLC and its owners, Dylan Lee Placker and Chelsie Dawn Placker, no longer can operate any business in Florida as a result of this action. Consumers complained Revive misrepresented numerous details regarding the hot tubs they sold.
“This company and its owners scammed Floridians by selling damaged, defective, dangerous and inoperative used hot tubs — causing consumers to lose hard-earned money based on the company’s lies,” Uthmeier said. “Thanks to our Consumer Protection Division, Revive Spas and More and its owners are permanently banned from operating in Florida.”
The consent final judgment order, which was entered February 11 in Volusia Circuit Court, permanently bans Revive and the Plackers from: (1) owning, operating, or managing any business or business interest in Florida; (2) receiving any consumer monies in Florida; (3) working with or for any person or business involving hot tubs, or any related good or service in Florida; (4) making any unsubstantiated or knowingly false or misleading statement; (5) restricting any consumer’s ability to share their honest opinions about Revive or the Plackers; (6) using or selling customer information acquired from the sale of any hot tub; and (7) making any representation or engaging in any business in Florida that would violate the Florida Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
The total monetary judgment against Revive and the Plackers is $471,095.50.
Because of the Plackers’ inability to pay the full amount of the judgment, the Plackers are required to pay $10,849.50 in consumer relief, which will be distributed in pro rata payments to affected consumers once received. Upon receipt of that full payment, the remaining portion of the monetary judgment will be suspended.