Background
Petitioners DeckTech Inc., Ronald James McKenna (“McKenna”) (Responsible Managing Officer/CEO/President) and affiliated party, Hunter James Inc., Ronald James McKenna (Responsible Managing Officer/CEO/President) (collectively “DeckTech”) bring this petition for writ of administrative mandamus pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5, to challenge the administrative hearing decision (“Decision”) of the Registrar, Contractors' State License Board (“CSLB” or “Board”), imposing discipline on Licenses numbered 796956 and 862903, issued to DeckTech and affiliated party, Hunter James, respectively.
The Board found that DeckTech engaged in practices that violated the Contractors' State License Law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7000, et seq.) in the performance of a written home improvement contract with homeowners Frank Smith (“Smith”) and Judi Smith, husband and wife (collectively “Homeowners”), for just under $60,000 to replace a rooftop deck over the living quarters of their re