STRATUS BUILDING SOLUTIONS Franchise is a Scam, Attorney Claims

The Stratus Building Solutions janitorial / commercial cleaning franchise is a scam that preys on the hopes and dreams of recent immigrants, undocumented workers and non-English speaking families according to franchise attorney Jon Fortman.

A press release (below), distributed both in English and Spanish by the Law Offices of Jonathan Fortman, alleges that Stratus specifically targets victims they deem unlikely to fight back.

Stratus then sells them janitorial franchises that they guarantee will generate an attractive monthly income.

According to Fortman, Stratus knows that the cleaning accounts will never generate the promised income.

Fortman is currently engaged in litigation on the behalf of Stratus franchisees.

Here is the press release:

[Haga un clic aquí para leer el comunicado de prensaen Español]

Contact: Jonathan Fortman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tel.: (314)522-2312

Email: jef@fortmanlaw.com

Stratus Scamming Thousands Nationwide

Stratus Building Solutions is scamming thousands of people throughout the United States in a complex franchise scheme.

Stratus Building Solutions is the #1 fastest growing franchise in 2012 according to Entrepreneur.com and ranked #12 in the Franchise 500® in 2012.

The cleaning franchise company was founded in 2004 by Dennis Jarrett and Peter Frese and has grown astronomically since. Stratus is said to have a support system, minimal costs, and even guarantees a monthly income.

Does it sound too good to be true?

That’s because IT IS. Stratus is in the business of scamming thousands of people in a complex franchise scheme. The company now has two class actions filed against them in the State of Missouri and a group action in California.

The lawsuits contain several claims alleging that Stratus specifically targets minorities, does not provide the “guaranteed” monthly income, has no support system, and wrongly terminates franchises without warning and for false reasoning.

Stratus specifically targets minorities that speak little to no English (some are not even legal citizens) in an attempt to dissuade them from taking any legal action. They guarantee a monthly income knowing that they do not have the cleaning accounts to provide that income. Then Stratus will terminate the franchise saying that the franchisee received complaints from the cleaning account and is thereby terminated when no such complaints exists and results in a complex scam known as franchise churning.

Thousands of people are losing everything when they get caught up in the scamming web of Stratus. It is time the public, future targets, and those already struck get the truth about Stratus.

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If you would like more information about this topic, please call Jonathan Fortman at (314) 522-2312 or email Jon at jef@fortmanlaw.com.

Para espanol, please call Teresa at (314) 522-2312 ext 104.

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  • It's odd that John Fortman has created so many cleaning companies that declared bankruptcy. In fact I think he even was part owner of several companies well known for getting customers and subbing out the work to minorities and then not paying them.

    Its a shame he is now taking advantage of people through the legal process yet again. I would bet that he pays very little to the actual people involved with Stratus. I don't know what scam is worse, Fortman pretending to be a do gooder or Stratus.

    Check out the website, he has created several cleaning companies well known for going out of business and not paying what they owe.

    Have a conversation with him, it's surprising he has a degree in anything.

  • scammers! stratus franchise alone tampa dedicated to defraud Latino and honest with lies after criminals say prisons are no fences in this direction is dangerous!
    stratus building solution
    13115 W Linebaugh ave suite 102 tampa fl 33626

    estafadores! la franquicia de stratus en tampa solos se dedica a estafar a los latinos y las personas honestas a base de mentiras despues dicen que los delicuentes estan en las carceles no vallas a esta direccion es peligroso!
    stratus building solution
    13115 w Linebaugh ave suite 102 tampa fl 33626

  • regale su dinero a la franquisia de jeff y Jorge en tampa y encontrara la desgracia de su vida
    stratus tampa es la solucion a su tranquilidad

  • nothing is worse than jeff rextroat and Jorgue gonzales stealing money from Latinos and walking with their new cars for front of them when they have sufiecientes accounts to give anyone and lie mercilessly freese peter knows that and cover your eyes to keep taking commissions tampa, at least Jonathan is fighting for us because in tampa are just stealing, and no not even pay the bills to their employees are working for free each month, and also say "or do not work for free or accounts," Stratus is theft Latinas who do not have as defend Jonathan is right, I will give pleasure to see Jeff and Jorgue out crying in his new office when not intended to pay it, and obviously will occur soon, thanks to God and the great attorney Jonathan, when Stratus has many insults because they walk on is nerve
    Jonathan help us, Please! You're the best!

  • es verdad lo mi me acurre cada vez que busco que dicen de tampa mi cheque, jeff no deja poner excusas para no ofrecerme mas cuentas ni devolverme mi dinero, estoy feliz de saber que todos se estan dando cuenta de la mierda que estan haciendo en tampa con los latinos, en cambio jeff toma cuentas bajo el nombre de stratus y tiene sus propios trabajadores por hora, los cheques ni siguiera los firma bajo su nombre sino que lo hace bajo el nombre se su hermano brian, asi de embarrados estan con eso de la limpieza dentro y fuera de tampa

    is really my occasionally happen to me every time I search I say tampa my check, jeff leaves make excuses not to offer more accounts or my money back, I'm happy to know that all are becoming aware of the shit they are doing in tampa with Latinos, however jeff takes account under the name of stratus and has its own hourly workers, checks or follow the firm under his name but does so under his brother's name is brian, busbars are well with that of cleaning inside and outside of tampa

  • @Viewers, What is really amazing to me is how/why the following "Masters" continue to pay their dues/fees and promote the Stratus Name when they know what is going on in Tampa, St. Louis, Houston, Los Angeles, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Delaware.

    What is wrong with the following "Masters", why do you continue to be associated with Thieves, Scoundrels, Liars, Cheats such as Dennis Jarrett, Pete Frese, Mark Bashforth, Jayson Bashforth, Afshin C., Tom Weiss, John Coleman, Channen Smith, Marvin Ashton, Bob Stapleton, Carmen Garcia, Bill Blair and others?

    What is wrong with you;

    Mark Stocker- Cincy
    David Smith- Nashville
    Ralph Sizemore- South Carolina
    Don Gartner- New Jersey
    Rick Barren- New York
    Leonard Fazio- Iowa
    Tom Grassi- Cleveland

    You are known as Honorable Men, why are you still paying your Royalty/Dues, why are some of you still paying notes to Jarrett Realty, why are some of you still paying money for attorney's fees for Dennis Jarrett, Pete Frese, Marvin Ashton?

    Why is it so hard for you to put two and two together and see the HARM that each of you are causing by paying for an association full of SCUM BAGS such as Pete, DJ, Marvin, Channen, Mark, Afshin, Tom, John?

    Do you all think that ALL of the Lawsuits, All of the Harm, All of the Lies, All of the Complaints, All of the Allegations, All of the Statements, All of the Documents Produced are False?

    WAKE UP!!!!!!

  • es un pedazo de mierda, jeff rextroat y jorgue gonzlezle estafa dinero hasta a su madre, toma cuentas de stratus y pone trabajadores por horas le paga a $ 7 y se queda con el dinero, dicen que pasa sobornos a peter por esa razon el sigue estafando y peter freeze no le interesa sus acciones, jeff planea llevar a strutus a bancarrota pues si ven la empresa de su papa y de el de limpieza estan llenas de demandas eso pretenden hacer con stratus chupar su sangre hasta dejarla seca, apuesto cuando jeff termine en tampa no habra mas stratus por esta zona, la mala reputacion de jeff se escucha hasta en la luna

    is a piece of shit, jeff rextroat and Jorgue gonzlezle scam money to his mother, he takes account of stratus and runs hourly workers paid $ 7 and keeps the money, say passing bribes to peter for that reason the following peter cheating and freeze their actions is not interested, jeff strutus plans to take it to bankruptcy if they see the company from his father and the maid are full of demands that intend to do with stratus sucking their blood until it is dry, I bet when you finish jeff there will be more in tampa stratus through this area, the bad reputation of listening to jeff on the moon

  • es un racista juega con las cuentas de la gente hasta donde quiere pues no tiene suficientes cuentas y quiere dinero y dinero , nunca vengas comprar a tampa porque jeff es un loco estafador

  • is a racist playing with scores of people to where you want it does not have enough money and accounts and want money, you never come to tampa buy because jeff is a crazy scammer

  • I Jorge gonzalez never took any money from no one I left the company because I saw what was going on and left when I got a honest job.i didn't like what was going on and now still people are calling me to try to help them and I am trying to do what I can but I would never scam anybody out of anything and I was still owned money when I left and never got paid that.
    sorry for everyone that got screwed but it was not me

    thank you
    Jorge gonzalez

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