Houston man claims illiterate stepfather with memory loss issues was scammed into $98K solar panel debt

GenerateKeyTakeaways IsableAguirre,a72-year-oldHoustonresident,can’treadorwriteandspeaksonlySpanish.Thesenioralsostruggleswithmemoryloss. Don’tmissHisstepsonthinksthesefactorsmadeAguirretheperfecttargetforunscrupuloussolarpanelsalespeoplewholefthiminmassivedebt,accordingtoareportfromKPRC2. Theseniorsaidhedoesn’tremembersigningconsentingorsigningtobuysolarpanelsthathavebeeninstalledonhishousesince2023.Buthisstepson,OscarGarcia,believesthat’sexactlyhowthetroublestarted. “Evenifyoucometohishouseandtellhim,‘Hey,signthisandsignthat,’hewillsignit,”GarciatoldKPRC2.“Andthennexttimehe’slike,‘WhatdidIsign?’” Aguirrerecalled,“IclearlytoldthemIdidn’twantthat,andtheyranaway.” Butnow,hehassolarpanelssittingonhisroof,lockedandinactive.Nopaymentshavebeenmadeonthem,butheisstaringdownnearly$98,000indebt. Garciasaidalienhasbeenplacedonhisstepfather’shome. Solarpanelcomplain