I-Team: Ohio Attorney General sues Norwood condo developer

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is riding to the rescue for Norwood condo buyers who lost money when the Legacy Lofts project collapsed last year. In a Hamilton County lawsuit filed Monday, Yost alleges developer Scott Call violated Ohio’s consumer protection laws and the state’s Condominium Property Act when he collected deposits from would-be buyers and left town without returning their money. The complaint seeks restitution on behalf of “all consumers or purchasers damaged by” the “unfair, deceptive, unconscionable acts or practices” of Call and The Legacy Lofts on Courtland LLC. It also seeks civil penalties of $25,000 against Call for each violation of Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act that the court finds he committed.