HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — A Western North Carolina landscaping business faces a lawsuit after allegedly price gouging victims of Hurricane Helene.
On Thursday, Attorney General Josh Stein announced that he sued Lorenzo Lorin Huggins, Sr. and his businesses for allegedly price gouging North Carolinians for tree removal services in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Huggins businesses include Huggins & Sons Yard Service and Lorenzo & Son Landscaping.
The lawsuit comes after a Hendersonville, North Carolina, couple found Huggins on HomeAdvisor.com after two trees fell on their roof during Hurricane Helene. The couple spoke to Huggins, who agreed to travel to Hendersonville and remove the trees…