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Xtreme Pool Builders, LLC customers: what the filing means and what to do
Filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition on August 6, 2026, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, case 26-18935, as a small business debtor. The petition estimated assets between $100,001 and $500,000 and stated that funds would be available for distribution to unsecured creditors.
| Filing date | August 6, 2026 |
| Court | U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey |
| Case number | 26-18935 |
| Chapter | 11, small business debtor |
| Signed by | Amanda Johnston, president |
| Debtor's counsel | David A. Kasen, Kasen & Kasen |
| Registration | New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor registration, Division of Consumer Affairs |
Where things stand
Chapter 11, small business case. Small business Chapter 11 cases move faster than ordinary ones and the plan can be confirmed within months. Deposits paid before August 6, 2026 are claims in the case; file the proof of claim by the bar date in the notice you receive.
What a customer can do, in order
- Card payments first. If any payment went on a credit or debit card, call the issuer and open a dispute for services not rendered. The bankruptcy does not stop a chargeback; the card network's clock does.
- File the proof of claim. If a case is open, the court will mail a notice with a bar date. Official Form 410 is free, no lawyer needed. A deposit for household services is a priority claim up to $3,800 for cases filed on or after April 1, 2025; mark the priority box and attach the contract and receipts.
- The state path. New Jersey has no recovery fund, so the paths are the chargeback, the bankruptcy claim, and court. The New Jersey page has the license lookup, the deposit rule, and the small-claims cap. Note: a licensing complaint and a fund claim are not stopped by the bankruptcy stay in most states because they run against the license, not the debtor's assets; confirm with the agency.
- Subcontractor notices. New Jersey's residential lien law requires the sub to go through arbitration before filing, and the lien is limited to what you still owed the contractor. Paid in full means an empty lien fund.
- Financing. If the contractor arranged a loan, write to the lender. A lender on a contractor-arranged consumer loan generally takes the loan subject to the claims you have against the contractor (the FTC Holder Rule); ask for a stop on payments while the claim is resolved.
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The paperwork, done
The Contractor Gone kit, $39 builds the chargeback script, the proof of claim worksheet with the priority box explained, the New Jersey licensing complaint, the fund or bond paperwork where it exists, and the lien-defense letter, all with your dates and amounts in place. What's in it.
Sources
Facts checked 2026-09-07 against the sources above. Case details change; the PACER docket is the record. Nothing here is legal advice. If you are a customer and something on this page is wrong or out of date, email jon@homestillworks.com.