Generators By Design dissolved as WINK reports customer deposit claims

Florida corporate records show that Generators By Design LLC, a generator business with a principal address in Fort Myers, filed a voluntary dissolution on February 14, 2025. The state now lists the company as inactive.

WINK News reporter Chorus Nylander reported Thursday that customers in Lee and Charlotte counties say they paid deposits for standby generators that were not installed and that some of the money remains unrecovered.

WINK reported that David and Jayne Perkins paid $11,500 in the summer of 2024. The outlet also reported that customer Bruce Rosenblatt obtained an $8,000 judgment in May 2025 but says he has not recovered the money. Those amounts and accounts come from WINK's reporting and have not been independently verified by Money & World.

The state corporate record names Nathan Shaffer, Matthew Groot and Stevin Deangelis as managers. WINK reported that none of the three responded to repeated phone and email requests for comment.

What the public records establish

The corporate record establishes the date and type of dissolution. It does not establish what happened on any customer contract or whether money is owed.

The Twentieth Judicial Circuit docket independently lists Andrew Twombly versus Generators by Design, case 25SC6618, for a June 15 nonjury trial. WINK reported that a default judgment later awarded Twombly his $7,000 deposit plus costs. The public docket page confirms the case and hearing, but it does not state the outcome.

What Florida's recovery fund requires

WINK reported that the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation told Twombly he may qualify for the Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund. That is not a promise of payment.

The department says the recovery fund can compensate an eligible homeowner for certain financial losses caused by a licensed contractor. It also says the fund is a last resort after civil remedies have been exhausted.

Section 489.141 of the Florida Statutes generally requires a final court judgment, arbitration award or state licensing board restitution order. It also requires claimants to pursue available bonds, insurance and other collection routes, subject to statutory exceptions.

Money & World has not verified which contractor license applied to these jobs or whether any customer meets every condition. Homeowners considering a claim can start with the state claim form and should not assume that a judgment by itself guarantees a payment.

A separate Money & World report on Kelly Roofing explains the same recovery fund process in the context of another Southwest Florida contractor closure.