After several creditors pushed it to file involuntarily for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, R.W. Hertel & Sons was ordered to do so March 11 by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central California District in Santa Barbara, according to court documents.
Hertel & Sons, which built more than 1,100 homes in the Tri-Counties, has been the target of several lawsuits, including one in San Luis Obispo County over construction defects.
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