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Sam Nekou
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posted 21 February 2006 15:57 CET
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Ward
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posted 18 February 2006 09:28 CET
can anyone give me information about a builder named Steve Wilson who has relocated from Texas to Tennessee. Please e/m me with any information. Thanks. |
Ronald Jackson
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posted 18 February 2006 03:40 CET
Ryan building on dumpsite
As a victim of Ryan Homes scams, and years of observing how they deal with problems, the counter posts on here are par, denying the news story is accurate. Ryan Homes invariably lies and denies all wrong doing as SOP. Many big builders do this. If they finally realize they can't lie their way out of something, then they may grudgingly fix the problems or pay some of the losses they caused, while requiring non-disclosure as the part of the price to the victim's settlement. So Ryan Homes can continue to deny their actual level of shoddy construction, as little gets recorded.
I believe the company is used to breaking the law and abusing unhappy customers. I think they're better at this than building homes, and I've personally heard immense arrogance boasting their invincibility, when they KNOW they screwed something up and harmed people. Entire subdivisions have been built with serious mistakes, and it was common that lots of pressure, beyond lame attorneys, had to be applied to finally get justice.
Claiming people are suing builders for profit or gain, is ludicrous. The industry is too insulated to make that worth while even if there are rare cases where that's been possible. Myself and others know the difficulty in finding an attorney to really go after Ryan Homes, or well financed builders. It is very difficult, or actually proved impossible here, not because there was lack of proof of criminal negligence by Ryan Homes. The industry has too many protections in place that allows it to dodge criminal negligence, thanks to people I consider to be high scale scum bags, like Dwight Schar, NAHB lobbyist, and the like. |
Andrea Feliciano
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posted 17 February 2006 10:45 CET
I was wondering if there is anything that can be done about a misrepresented lot. David Weekley built our home in 2002. The house is fine, but the lot is a nightmare. It floods. Second, they expanded a 2 lane dirt road into a 4 lane highway in the field behind the house. DW knew that would happen by virtue of where they placed their entry sign (i.e 30 feet back from the road) , but never disclosed this fact to anyone in the neighborhood. It is a material ommission and we would not have purchased the house. The lot was sold as a "premium" lot. Now houses are being given away, stealing away all equity and devaluing the entire neighborhood. Does anyone know if there is recourse? |
eric
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posted 16 February 2006 21:25 CET
Gary Closkey Construction co corp built our house. The month after we moved in, it started to crack. Walls, floors, ceilings. We worked several years trying to resolve these issues. After we reached a stand still with Mr. Closkey, we filed suit. Now my floors, walls, ceilings, brick and solid surface counter tops have cracks. The house turned six years old Feb 06. We went thru all the right channels, got all the right information together, including reports from both Rimkus and Hagg Eng. We even have his expert witness stating that our house is bound to structually fail. Our court date was March 6th. We were informed that Friday 10th of Feb. Gary Closkey declared bankruptcy on that company. The deal is he still builds under Closkey Construction Company. Our 3800 sq. ft. custom home in the middle of our 186 acres. The prices quoted to fix our house are more than we spent to build it. I would like to see this man never build agian. Any help anyone has would be greatly apprreciate any and all help. |
Heather
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posted 15 February 2006 16:40 CET
Cendant Corp. recently purchased Texas American Title Company. Cendant, a publicly traded, has been caught up in a '$3 billion fraud, the largest case of accounting fraud in the country'. I am a victim of fraud with Texas American Title Company. Why would they a company who has committed fraud when they are already in hot water?
I wrote to Cenant Today:
Dear Executives at Cendant:
I am a victim of forgery and fraud committed by Texas American Title Company in Houston, TX. My file disappeared from Texas American Title's office between Nov 2005 - Feb 2006. It miraculously reappeared last week with altered and forged documents.
Attached is my affidavit of the most recent events.
Last Friday, I requested Texas American Title Company to respond to my complaint. I have heard nothing since.
I am submitting a formal complaint to the Texas Department of Insurance, Texas Savings and Loan Department, and other governmental agencies concerning this criminal act.
Here is my affadavit:I own a home in the Tremont Tower Condominiums at 3311 Yupon Street, #410, Houston, Texas 77006. I closed on the home on July 30, 2004 at the Texas American Title Company, 3633 Allen Parkway, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77019. At that time I received what I thought was a complete set of the closing documents.
“On November 16th, 2005, at the request of my attorney, I requested a complete copy of my file from Texas American Title Company. The attorney particularly wanted to see the document which had been blank at the time of closing that authorized a commission of $9,200 to be paid to Wilshire Consulting, even though I had not used a broker or a real estate agent. When I gave the person at the title company the address of the house, she immediately said that it was in auditing and it would take 2-5 days to retrieve the file and she would call me back when they found it.
“On December 2nd, 2005, I called the title company back and was told that they couldn’t find the file and that it may have been put in storage. From then through the end of December, I called every two weeks checking on the search for the file.
“On February 6, 2006, the title company called to say that the file was officially misplaced and that they could only supply documents that had been filed as public record, or about 44 pages.
“On February 8, 2006, the title company called to say that they had found the file and would send it by Federal Express.
“On February 9, 2006, I received the documents. I noticed that there were 2 pages with apparently forged signatures and that the HUD statement was different from the one I had received at closing. The difference was, instead of $9,200 going to Wilshire Consulting, the document now read $17,728.09. Included was the Owners Title Policy, which was omitted with my original closing documents. The policy includes a Mechanic's and Materialman's lien affidavit from Turner Construction, Tremont Tower L.P. owed $60,300.00 for either labor and or materials furnished at the time of my closing. Also missing was the Uniform Mortgage Application.
“On February 10, 2006, I notified the title company by facsimile of my belief that there were altered and missing documents. I gave them one week to respond or I would seek legal action. I received fax confirmation from the title company that they had received my fax.” |
Tony
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posted 14 February 2006 17:59 CET
Anyone else having problems with Jim Walters homes? I beleive they are an affiliate of Pulte homes. |
Terry Crummedyo
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posted 13 February 2006 15:10 CET
Alramco Homes, Inc.
Al Ramirez - President
3715 Xenophone Dr.
Houston, TX 77082
(281)496-0496
The recent rains have revealed that there is water leaking in through a total of three (3) roof vent pipes. I have taken steps to minimize potential damage. There is a bigger issue with the water leaking into the Study area that is very severe. Quite a bit of water has made its way into the Study and soaked the carpet and padding along the front wall of the Study. The water leaks appear to be coming from around the window frames. I suspect that they are not installed properly and have pictures taken during construction that may prove same. Alramco's owner does not answer when I call and does not return calls from VM's that I leave. Alramco refuses to repair the aforementioned problems. Mr. Ramirez is completely indifferent and apparently could care less. I have not been able to get any response to communication regarding this matter. I have sent faxes and e-mails and left VM's to no avail. In the mean time, I'm left paying interest on a construction loan that I can't close out because of the deliberate actions of Alramco. |
Michael
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posted 10 February 2006 13:17 CET
I purchased a new home from D R Horton's Magnolia Estates in August of 2004. In February 2005 I notice that there was a leak in our master-bedroom window down into our dining room. It took the builder 1 1/2 months to fix this leak and they stated to me that although they fixed the leak they were unable to find the source of the leak. Throughout the process I contacted customer service and was assured everything was fine. Apparently nothing was fine. On January 10, 2006 I went downstairs at 4:30am to make coffee and noticed that over 1/4 inch of water had leaked through my dining room light fixture ruining the dining room table and floor. I contacted D R Horton warranty department and they assured they would;d fix the problem. On February 1, 2006 I noticed that only a few things have been done to fix the leak in our home. The leak had been coming from our master-bedroom siding and window causing our master-bedroom wall to be torn up and the floor to get wet as well as continue to leak into the dining room which is directly below the master-bedroom Window. D R Horton had David Cohen from Siding Solutions Inc. come to my home and assess the damages, he stated that he would have D R Horton use his contractors work on the home beginning February 6, 2006 and would be completed by February 10, 2006. I spoke with both Chris Tintel and Denise Stringer from D R Horton who guaranteed that they would fix the problem and replace our floors in our house with laminate wood flooring. On February 2, 2006 I requested that a fax e sent to me stating D R Horton would be putting would laminate floors in the plan of action to have my home fixed as My wife will be in surgery on February 15, 2006 and will be on bed rest for 1 week at which time we need our home to be functional again. February 7, 2006 Chris Tintel from D R Horton told me they would not be able to get to work on the home until February 15, 2006 a they need to wait until they get a new window. On February 9, 2006 Chris Tintel informed me they would not have the window or start the work until February 20, 2006. I explained how my wife will be on bedrest and it will be hard for her. February 10, 2006 I contact both Chris Tintel and Denise Stringer again requesting teh fax mentioned above as I still have not seen the fax. This is one month since the leak accured and nothing has been done to my home. It is still leaking with a hold in the master-bedroom window and the a hole in the cieling of the dining room. In one month D R Horton has came to visit my home on 5 seperate occasions doing minimal work to the home and not fixing the problem. |
Anna Welsh
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posted 7 February 2006 16:11 CET
I bought a brand new town home from Ryland Homes a little over a year ago.
I am one of six units in a building we all share the same poured foundation slab.
Our building was built on fill, and Ryland incorrectly filled and leveled the soil. The foundation cracked in half. There is a two inch wide and 10 inch deep crevise that runs through all 6 units. One can see earth and bugs are constantly crawling out of it. Cracks have run up all of our walls, our floors are buckling, and our roofs are leaking...
Ryland's fix?
Jack the houses up on stilts...and fill the soil back in. Regardless of the stress and damage of the frame of the house...they will fix the cosmetic damages and paint over the cracks....
You have got to be kidding me!!!
Don't ever buy a Ryland home!
First they sell you a defective product, and then they want to do poor patch work on the house...which I have to legally disclose to the next buyer...
"You want to buy the house? ...Well...don't be too concerned if the house cracks in two one day...it's a cosmetic issue...some paint shall fix that up..." |
Elizabeth Rebz
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posted 5 February 2006 11:52 CET
New homes still need an inspection.
This is the House Detective, Barry Stone's article in the Houston Chronicle, Sunday, February 5, 2006.
Page 23, Homes section.
I wish every prospective home buyer would read this article.
Some home builders discourage inspections other than their own.
Be wary if this happens when purchasing a newly constructed house. |
J Majorino
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posted 2 February 2006 19:24 CET
Florida, a dream place to live or not? Build a home in florida and try to get what you want. Everything is no even if you want to pay more and it's not your home even if you own the property. DMI homes took my deposit and will not discuss any of the aspects of my new home forget about how long it's taken. Just an average family looking to live a decent life. If anyone has any ideas please e-mail me at jmajorino@comcast.net. Thankyou |
Deborah Cruz
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posted 2 February 2006 09:25 CET
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CarlBrown
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posted 2 February 2006 06:15 CET
MC There is no moisture barrier behind the stucco on the block portion of your house! Thats the biggest problem with stucco in florida! IMO |
Grace
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posted 1 February 2006 17:03 CET
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