air " ▁credit ▁rating ) ▁as ▁the ▁cut off . ▁However , ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Sol ar City ▁signed ▁long - term ▁le ase ▁agre ements ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 4 ▁home owner ▁customers ▁right ▁before ▁the ▁customers ▁default ed ▁on ▁their ▁mort g ages . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 ▁law su its ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁def endant ▁in ▁legal ▁proceed ings ▁based ▁on ▁" res ident ial ▁forec los ure ▁action ". ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁response , ▁Sol ar City ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁statement ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁" Out ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 5 , 0 0 0 ▁installed ▁customers , ▁Sol ar City ▁is ▁currently ▁involved ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 ▁such ▁proceed ings . ▁The ▁lit ig ation ▁is ▁not ▁advers arial ▁– ▁being ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁forec los ure ▁proceed ing ▁provides ▁us ▁with ▁advance ▁notice ▁that ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁re assign ▁a ▁contract , ▁and ▁many ▁are ▁immediately ▁resolved ▁with ▁the ▁relevant ▁bank ." ▁ ▁Customer ▁can cellation ▁investigation ▁The ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Exchange ▁Commission ▁( SE C ) ▁began ▁investig ating ▁Sun run ▁and ▁Sol ar City ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁were ▁looking ▁into ▁whether ▁they ▁ade qu ately ▁dis closed ▁can ce led ▁contract s . ▁" Some ▁customers ▁say ▁they ▁can ce led ▁contract s ▁after ▁being ▁strong - ar med ▁into ▁solar - energy ▁de