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2024A-07763-RFA-LS-ROC · Registrar of Contractors · 2026-04-27
IN THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Christopher Peterman,
COMPLAINANT,
v.
Elite Home Builders LLC
License No. ROC 337328,
RESPONDENT.
No. 2024A-07763-RFA-LS-ROC
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE DECISION
HEARING: March 3, 2026 at 9:00AM and April 22, 2026 at 1:00PM
APPEARANCES: No representative appeared on behalf of Complainant. Jairo Aparicio appeared on behalf of Respondent Elite Home Builders, LLC, on March 3, 2026. No representative appeared on behalf of Respondent on April 22, 2026. Assistant Attorney General Mona Baskin represented the Arizona Registrar of Contractors with witness Tedi Quezada.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE: Nicole Robinson
EXHIBITS ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE: None
FINDINGS OF FACT
The Arizona Registrar of Contractors (“Registrar”) referred the above-aforementioned matter to the Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH”), an independent state agency, for an evidentiary hearing.
On January 13, 2026, the Registrar issued a Notice of Hearing, setting an initial hearing at 9:00AM on March 3, 2026. The Registrar mailed copies of the Notice of Hearing to the parties at their addresses and email addresses of record.
Due to matters concerning exhibits, the matter was postponed and rescheduled to be heard at 1:00PM on April 22, 2026. On March 5, 2026, an Order from OAH advised the parties on how to connect to the hearing via Google Meet. The Order was sent to Respondent at the following email addresses [email redacted] and [email redacted].
Respondent brought forward the appeal in this matter and failed to appear at the hearing by 1:15PM on April 22, 2026 and consequently, the matter was not convened and no evidence was taken. OAH did not receive any further communication from Respondent in regards to the missed hearing on April 22, 2026.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Notice of Hearing that the Registrar mailed to Respondent at its address and email address of record and the OAH order emailed were reasonable and Respondent is deemed to have received notice of the hearing. See Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-1092.04; Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-1061(A).
By failing to appear at the hearing, Respondent did not meet the burden to present evidence in support of the complaint. See Ariz. Admin. Code R2-19-119.
RECOMMENDED ORDER
Based on the foregoing, it is recommended that on the effective date of the Registrar of Contractors’ Order, Respondent’s complaint be dismissed.
In the event of certification of the Administrative Law Judge Decision by the Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings, the effective date of the Order will be forty (40) days from the date of that certification.
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-137160-45720000Done this day, April 27, 2026.
/s/ Nicole Robinson
Administrative Law Judge
Transmitted by either mail, e-mail, or facsimile to:
Tom Cole, Director
Registrar of Contractors
c/o Legal Department
1700 W. Washington Street, Suite 105
Phoenix, AZ 85007
[email redacted]
Christopher Peterman
7548 W. Mescal St.
Peoria, AZ 85345
[email redacted]
Mona Baskin Esq.
Office of the Attorney General
Licensing & Enforcement Section
2005 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
[email redacted]
[email redacted]
Elite Home Builders LLC
12913 West Fleetwood Lane
GLENDALE, AZ 85307
[email redacted]
[email redacted]
By: OAH Staff