A Kansas City-area developer is facing multiple lawsuits after allegedly abandoning several half-finished homes and developments across the metro — primarily in Independence — as his funding ran out.
Robert Clifton has been sued by at least four investors who allege that he convinced them to pay into various construction projects, then took their money and ran.
Clifton, 50, is based in Lake Lotawana in southeastern Jackson County, according to court records. Property ownership records indicate he currently owns or invests in at least 11 pieces of real estate across the metro, primarily in Jackson County, and has been associated with 28 more in the past…