Watchdog Nation to testify before Texas Legislature

Should Texas roofers be licensed?

Yes, according to Watchdog Nation founder Dave Lieber, who will testify before the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee in favor of Senate Bill 311 sponsored by Senator John Carona, who is also chairman of the committee.

Watchdog Nation actually began after Lieber hired a roofer who roofed the wrong house! Then the second roofer Lieber hired went to prison for criminal theft. Read about Shawn Tatum here.

After that experience, Lieber decided to create a consumer rights movement that not only helped him stay out of trouble, but also everyone else.

"Roofer" Shawn Tatum, a convicted thief, is the spur that began Watchdog Nation. Photo courtesy of CBS11

“Roofer” Shawn Tatum, a convicted thief, is the spur that began Watchdog Nation. Photo courtesy of CBS11

Watchdog Nation has since shown thousands of Americans how to fight back and win.

Texas licenses hairstylists, used auto parts recyclers and auctioneers, but not roofers — or home builders.

So it’s not uncommon for consumers who hire a roofer to feel as if they were burned afterward. Often they complain to the North Texas Roofing Contractors Association, but that’s a professional organization that isn’t law enforcement. The NTRCA supports the bill. In fact, the group has pushed for it for years to clean up the profession. Excellent roofers are hurt by unscrupulous ones, too.

Watchdog Nation often gets complaints about horrible roofers. Here’s one Watchdog Nation example: Women learns lesson about checking a contractor’s background.

Learn about Senate Bill 311 here.