“Fixer to Fabulous” stars Dave and Jenny Marrs averted a courtroom trial in an alleged breach of contract and warranty lawsuit by settling the claims filed against two of their companies. Plaintiffs Matthew and Sarah McGrath sued Marrs Construction and Jupiter Rentals two years ago in Benton County Circuit Court in Arkansas. “Plaintiffs are entitled to all costs associated with the repair of the Property at the Defendants’ expense,” the Feb.
7, 2023 complaint states. “The Plaintiffs pray this Court find the Defendants liable for breach of implied warranties, and award the Plaintiff damages in an amount to be determined at trial.” Home & Garden TV (HGTV) premiered “Fixer to Fabulous” in 2019.
During the reality TV show, cameras track the duo while they renovate historic homes in the Bentonville, Arkansas, area where the plaintiffs reside. The McGraths allege they purchased a $559,000 home from Jupiter Rentals in 2022 with a down payment of $15,000. They say the company had also agreed to perform additional upgrades and repairs to the house, but many were not completed, and some allegedly caused further damage to the house.
“The Plaintiffs ultimately had their home inspected by a structural engineer and have learned that the deficiencies in the construction of their home are even more numerous than they were aware,” the McGraths’ attorney, Tim Watson Jr., wrote in the lawsuit. The trial against the couple’s companies was set to be dismissed days before.