Another California ADU builder has stopped building. And the state has suspended its license. Nonna Homes has been on our radar for a year. It’s based in Sacramento, but has been signing up customers in the Bay Area.
Back in April of 2025, we told you about homeowners like Eileen Horton in Martinez who told us Nonna Homes took big money up front, then did little or no work. At the same time, subcontractors like Andrei Melchner in the East Bay told NBC Bay Area that they bought materials and did work for Nonna, but didn’t get paid.
They and others filed official complaints. At the time, Nonna’s attorney said the builder was trying to do the right thing with consumer complaints. The past few months, license records show the state contractor board has forwarded several complaints to the California Attorney General for investigation. Separately, state license records show key employees just “disassociated” from Nonna Homes. “Disassociated” is the term the state uses when partners and corporate officers leave…