niko, how are you? susan hogan from nbc 4, how are you? we found eckart at his home. >> want you to get off the property, too, okay?>> eporter: that's fine. eckart tolds we should have gone to his office instead of his home. there's a problem, the ashburned a dress listed on the site is now occupied by another business. we also checked out the leesburg address that his partner used, turns out it's his ome and look what's in the driveway? n independent solar solutions trailer. no one was at the door. news 4 learnedor of m complaints. >> we expect independent to do the right thing. >> reporter sariaaron such's organization represents owners who want to go solar. he heard from five homeowners who say the company isn't honoring their contracts. >> it was something that came as a surprise to us and i think we're expecting them to come around and meet the standards we see in the solar industry in virgin virginia. >> reporter: independe solar solutions sent news 4 a statement so we read it to him. independent solar solutions maintains the position of refunding m

niko, how will you? i'm susan hogan from nbc 4, how are you? we found eckartant you to get off the property. >> reporter: eckart told us we should have gone t his office instead of his home. the's aroblem with that. the the edabbushburned a dress their web site is occupied a different business. we also checked a leesburg address that thether owner i using, turns out it's his home and look what's in the driveway, an independent solar solutions trailer. news 4 has learned of even more ts against independent solar solutions. >> we expect independent to step up and do the right thing. reporter: aaron such's organization represents homeowners who want to go solar. he's now heard from at least five homeowners who same the company isn't honoring their contract. >> it was something that came as a surprise to us and we're really eecting them to come around and meet the standards that we see inhe t solar industry in virginia. >> reporter: independent solar solutions eventually sent news 4 a statement in regards to tim manning's complaint so we read it to him. independen

niko -- >> they hired independent solar solutions to do the job. their storieslmost identical. th signed a contract, paid a deposit, and weeks later before work was started, they said eckart asked for more money. what's this checkfor? >> for the panels. >> reporter: he told you he needs that money from you now up front -- >> before they order . reporter: however, in the company's own contract, look ati this, it spelly says it's against the law for a contractor to collect payment for work not yet completed or materials not yetd. delive unfortunately, neither homeowner noticed this and paid the company thousandsmore. now, almost one year later, both homes still don't haveolny s panels.ve not even ded? >> nope. >> reporter: get your money back? >> no. >> reporter: did you get a refund? >> never heard anything. they have just over $17,000 of my money. >> reporter: and nbc 4 responds called and e-mailed niko and his business partner, michael, numerous times, and when they did not respond, we went looking for them. are you, i'm w susan hogan from nbcow 4, are you? >> good. > i want you guys to just get off the properto, okay. >> that's fine. >> reporter: telling us, we should h