The owners of a home construction business are accused of taking thousands of dollars for home improvement work that was never finished, according to court records.
Robert W. Hoose of Monroeville and Nellie M. Hoose of Murrysville are each facing several charges out of local courts in North Huntingdon and Murrysville.
Doing business as RW Home Renegerations, the Hooses began work in October 2025 on a full home addition, secured with a $30,000 down payment in May 2025 and a second $30,000 payment the day construction started. But by December, the work had abruptly stopped, according to the homeowners.
Afterward, the victim said he began paying for work on things like the footer, block wall and concrete floor as they were being built, and that Robert Hoose made change orders that added $8,000 to the roughly $150,000 project, according to court records.
The homeowner said that in early March 2026, Robert Hoose called and said he would restart construction shortly, but that did not happen, police said in a sworn affidavit. Hoose called again later in March, saying he was experiencing logistics issues that were causing problems for his company. He suggested the homeowners seek another contractor.
Police said the homeowner asked Hoose for his money back, but that Hoose never got back to him, and never issued any refunds.
Both Robert and Nellie Hoose face charges of making false statements to induce an agreement for home improvement services, theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received and conspiracy.
The two are facing similar charges in North Huntingdon, where police say they began work on a home with a stated price of just under $166,000. The victims in that case said the costs eventually rose to more than $247,000, with Robert Hoose allegedly recommending new work multiple times, according to a criminal complaint.
Eventually, work stopped and Hoose stopped returning phone calls, according to court records. The homeowners in that case said only about 15% of the work was ever completed, and their home had been left “in a state of disrepair and the work previously performed has been left to the elements, causing both waste and elevated utility bills,” according to a criminal complaint.
Nellie Hoose’s attorney Tim Andrews said his client was not involved in the business.
“I think the facts will bear out that Mrs. Hoose was a stay-at-home mother who didn’t participate in the business, despite being an owner on paper,” Andrews said.
An attorney for Robert Hoose declined comment.
Nellie and Robert Hoose are both scheduled for arraignment in the North Huntingdon case on July 29 in Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio’s court. They are also both scheduled for a preliminary hearing in the Murrysville case on Aug. 11 in Judge Judi Petrush’s court.