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Vision Solar Customers in Orlando: What the Record Shows and What You Can Do (2026)

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Part of the complete guide: Failed Solar in Florida: The Complete Homeowner's Guide

If you found this page by searching "vision solar lawyer orlando" or "vision solar attorney orlando," you already know what you want: someone who can act. Here is the thing that makes that call work — the record. Attorneys act on documents, not stories. The most useful thing a homeowner can carry into a first meeting is a file, not a memory.

This page covers two things: what the public record shows about Vision Solar as of 2026, and what an Orlando-area homeowner's own record consists of — the specific files that already exist in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties, at the state license board, and at your utility. We pull those records for a living, and the first check is free.

Where Vision Solar Stands in 2026

Vision Solar is out of business. The company shut down in late 2023 and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy while under enforcement by the attorneys general of Florida, Arizona (working with the FTC and the Department of Justice), and Connecticut. Connecticut holds a $5 million stipulated judgment from 2024 — a judgment the bankrupt estate likely cannot pay.

Vision Solar was not a distant name in Florida. CBS12's I-Team reported an office in Deerfield Beach, with door-to-door and telemarketed sales that produced complaints across Central Florida — including the Kissimmee and Orlando area — and South Florida. On the financing side, Florida reporting verified Dividend Solar Finance, a Fifth Third Bank company, as a lender on Vision Solar projects. The Florida Attorney General received 15 complaints specifically about Dividend, and Fifth Third acknowledged that a coalition of attorneys general from 17 states is examining Dividend's lending practices and its relationships with installers (CBS12, February 2024). One documented Florida example: a $42,000 loan with billing running to 2047 on a system that was not active.

Vision Solar shut down in late 2023 and filed Chapter 7 while under enforcement by three state attorneys general. The installer is gone. The loans, the permits, and the paperwork are still here — and they are the record.

What an Orlando Homeowner's Record Consists Of

When people picture "evidence," they picture arguments. What a Florida consumer-protection attorney actually reviews is far more ordinary: government and utility files that already exist, with dates and signatures on them. For a Vision Solar install in the Orlando area, the record is built from these sources:

  • The county building department permit file — Orange, Osceola, or Seminole County, depending on the property. Permit applications, the contractor of record, and the status history all live here.
  • State contractor license verification — Florida's DBPR license database shows who held which license, and when, as of your installation date.
  • Utility interconnection and permission-to-operate (PTO) paperwork — OUC or Duke Energy files showing whether and when the system was approved to run.
  • Your own paperwork — the contract, the loan documents, and any letters or bills from the lender.

Start Free, Then Go Deep

Step one costs nothing. Upload whatever paperwork you have — a contract, a loan statement, a letter from the lender — and within one business day we run a free records check and report what exists in the public record for your address. Step two, if you want it, is the $99 Complete Report: we pull the county permit file, the state license verification, and the utility interconnection status, and organize all of it into one dated document file. Not opinions. Not conclusions. The record.

Then the Attorney Connection — at No Charge

When your Complete Report is finished, we connect you with independent Florida consumer-protection attorneys at no charge. We take no fee from any attorney, and we are not lawyers — only a Florida-licensed attorney can say what the records mean for a person's contract, loan, or options. What we do is make sure that when you sit down with one, the file is already on the table. Attorneys act on documents, not stories.

Upload your Vision Solar paperwork and we will report what the public record shows for your address within one business day — free.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need a lawyer to file a DBPR complaint?

No. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) accepts complaints directly from consumers, with no attorney required to file one. Whether to involve an attorney is each person's own choice, and only a Florida-licensed attorney can say what the records mean for a specific contract or loan.

Is Vision Solar still in business?

No. Vision Solar shut down in late 2023 and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy while under enforcement by the Florida, Arizona, and Connecticut attorneys general — Arizona's action was brought alongside the FTC and the Department of Justice. Connecticut holds a $5 million stipulated judgment from 2024 that the bankrupt estate likely cannot pay.

What should I bring an attorney?

The documents. For an Orlando-area install, that file consists of the contract, the loan paperwork, the county building department permit file, the state license verification for the install date, and the utility interconnection or PTO record from OUC or Duke Energy. That is exactly the file our $99 Complete Report assembles, and attorneys act on documents, not stories.

Who financed Vision Solar installs in Florida?

Florida reporting verified Dividend Solar Finance, a Fifth Third Bank company, as a Vision Solar lender. The Florida Attorney General received 15 complaints specifically about Dividend, and Fifth Third acknowledged a 17-state attorney general coalition examining Dividend's lending practices and installer relationships (CBS12, February 2024). Your own loan paperwork names your lender — that document is part of your record.

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