New York Attorney General Letitia James is taking Attyx to court, accusing the residential solar company of targeting vulnerable homeowners with big promises of “free” systems that instead left families buried under tens of thousands of dollars in fees and loans. Her office says the lawsuit is aimed at clawing back money for victims and slapping the companies with penalties to stop the alleged tactics.
In a post on X, James said her office has filed suit against Attyx and is seeking restitution for harmed New Yorkers, framing the case as a consumer-protection crackdown on deceptive solar sales.
The action follows a wave of complaints and earlier litigation claiming the company, formerly known as SUNco, relied on misleading pitches and high-pressure sales to get homeowners to sign tablet contracts and take on costly financing. Those allegations were laid out in a Legal Aid complaint and local reporting that chronicled seniors and low-income residents who say the systems they received were far more expensive than what was sold to them. According to CBS New York, the Legal Aid filing and follow-up coverage highlighted multiple homeowners who said they were misled.
Several federal lawsuits now name ATTYX and affiliated outfits including Sunco Capital, Solar Mosaic and WebBank as defendants, accusing them of inflated contracts, forged signatures and failures to explain credit terms. Those claims and related case-management entries appear in public court dockets. The filings are available on Justia.
Regulators had already raised alarms
State agencies began flagging the company after a surge of complaints. NYSERDA and the New York Public Service Commission moved to curb Attyx’s access to state subsidy programs and to limit its sales activity. Public records and prior coverage indicate regulators logged roughly 50 customer complaints between 2020 and 2024 and then took steps to block new signups. For more detail on those moves, see reporting from New York Focus along with the commission’s own public documents, which include proposals to restrict the company’s program participation.
"I'm suing ATTYX to bring them to justice and get refunds for the New Yorkers who were ripped off," James wrote on X. The blunt language signals that her office is focused on getting money back into residents’ pockets, not just issuing a warning shot.
How homeowners say they were targeted
According to advocates and plaintiffs, door-to-door sales crews and online ads dangled promises of big savings or “free” roof work, then rolled out confusing loan paperwork and pushed people to sign on tablets before they could digest the fine print. The Legal Aid Society’s complaint describes several such cases, including seniors who say they ended up with six-figure obligations, as detailed by The Legal Aid Society.
Legal claims and remedies
Plaintiffs in the federal cases have brought claims under the Truth in Lending Act along with New York consumer-protection laws, asking the courts for rescission, monetary damages and removal of liens that they say flowed from deceptive sales tactics. Those statutory claims are detailed in recent filings; the federal dockets can be reviewed on Justia.
What to do if you were sold solar
Homeowners who think they were misled are urged to hang on to every document: contracts, loan and financing papers, and any texts, emails or marketing materials used in the sales pitch. They may want to contact Legal Aid or a private consumer-rights attorney to review their options.
They can also file complaints with state authorities. The Attorney General’s Consumer Frauds Bureau accepts complaints online through the New York Attorney General's Office portal, and the New York State Division of Consumer Protection takes complaints on its website at New York State Division of Consumer Protection.
The lawsuit against Attyx could speed up broader reforms in how rooftop solar is marketed to older and low-income New Yorkers, and it underscores that both the Attorney General and state regulators are watching the industry closely. Court filings and agency records in the case will reveal next steps, including hearing dates, motions and any restitution plan for affected homeowners.
