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Leaky Ryland Homes
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posted 13 November 2004 14:14 CET
Ryland homes in Central Florida leaked very badly during the recent hurricanes. Many homeowners saw subtle water signs in their homes before the hurricanes and have seen rain seep through their exposed block walls during normal rain since. Ryland is claiming none of this happened due to failure of a warrantable item, so they aren't going to fix the problems that occurred in 677+ (officially reported number) homes.
Learn more at http://www.RylandWaterDamage.com |
Justin Marino
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posted 11 November 2004 14:37 CET
This issue is not a matter of build quality but rater an issue with delivery time. I have signed a contract with my builder that highlights two delivery dates. The first the original settlement data of January 25, 2005 and an extension to April 25, 2005. My contract was signed on April 25, 2004. I have made my own commitment based on the dates in the contract such as a mortgage commitment lock and rental housing.
I am six months into the process and have seen little progress on the site. As of November 11, 2004 I only have a foundation.
I have contacted my builder expressing my concern to meet the delivery dates indicted in the contract. Their response was that we not sure if we can even deliver the house by June of 05.
Please note this is not a custom home. This is a spec home that is in a development of about 60 homes.
Has anyone had a similar experience / results?
Thank you
Justin |
Y. Ellis
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posted 10 November 2004 14:31 CET
I own a KB Home I have several problems: Foundation cracks outside the home
Inside cracks on the sheet rock in three rooms,
Plumbing problems leaks in bathroom.
My home is 5-6 years old. |
Ruth & Tony Taylor
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posted 8 November 2004 14:47 CET
SMART BUILT HOMES SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS
13200 Hwy 281 N
Spring Branch, TX 78070
My husband and I built a 1,600 square foot, energy efficient, steel
frame home which we paid $120,000 for. Since we moved in at the end of
June 2004, it has been a constant battle with the owners of Smart Built Homes - Spring Branch, Texas to repair our warranty issues.
I have a huge trail of e-mails and other correspondence where we request repairs, they respond and say they will repair, but after almost 5 months, we still have a list of at least 6 items that have not been repaired, although they keep promising to make repairs. They tell us they have bent over backwards to please us, but that we're being difficult and they can do nothing to make us happy.
Not only did they build us a poor quality house, but now they get angry at us because we keep calling them and e-mailing them to get our home repaired.
One of the major issues is our plumbing. We have major plumbing code
violations because the builder didn't use any licensed plumbers when they built our home even though the law requires licensed plumbers to be used in the construction of every new home, whether you are in a city or in the country. We have had numerous water leaks and floods where water was 1/2" deep in one of the bedrooms, sewer gas smells, and also drains and toilets that clog up. We also have air conditioners that didn't drain properly, walls that are crooked that the builders state they can't fix, water damaged finished concrete floor that they refuse to repair because we signed a waiver saying that "imperfections in concrete were unavoidable". The waiver never stated that gross negligence by the builder in choosing their subcontractors who caused damage to our floors was allowable, and yet, they refuse to fix our floors. Our roof leaked the week after we moved into our house and water was running along the walls in all of the front rooms in our house. We have been living with methane gas odor in our home that the builder claimed was due to our "existing septic tank" and they refused to have the plumbing checked by licensed plumbers to bring us to code.
I have filed complaints with the Attorney General, the Texas Residential Construction Commission, the Better Business Bureau and the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. I also have a story that will be aired on KSAT-12 in San Antonio, TX sometime soon; possibly during the week of 11/14/04. Although I am getting responses, it is an extremely slow process trying to get our problems resolved and fixed. |
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posted 5 November 2004 18:10 CET
Gemcraft Homes. Signed contract in May 2002. After paying builder well over $100,000 over a year later, our home was only framed and roofed. A neighbor called and told us we better check with the county because her lot was being foreclosed on because the builder hadn't paid the contractors. We found the same was true with our lot AND he hadn't paid the developer. He begged us not to press charges, and said he was in a lawsuit with the developer and he was going to win our lot. He told us he would sign title over to us when he did. The developer decided to settle out of court and gave him our lot. He then turned around and told us that now our lot is worth more money and he was going to sell it to someone else. When we tried to sue him, we were forced to go into Arbitration. He delayed the Arbitration twice by rejecting the chosen arbitrator each time. We recently had our arbitration. We were awarded title to our property, plus a sizeable sum of damages. We filed the award with the court and it was approved by the court. The company owner/president THEN writes a letter to the judge saying we used the "vehicle of the law" to steal money from him (which is ridiculous) and now demands a jury trial. The judge will hear his ridiculous motion next week. This builder has over 200 lawsuits in three counties. Numerous people have filed criminal charges. Each time he goes for a hearing, he drops his lawyer, and the courts actually give him a month delay to get a new one. The courts are promoting his actions. Its insane. Check the following County websites to look up "Gemcraft Homes" or "Pier Angeli" to see the ridiculous amounts of lawsuits:
http://www.co.genesee.mi.us
http://209.131.29.171/pa/pa.urd/pamw6500.display
Some consumer action group needs to come in and force the prosecutors to enforce maximum penalty on this man. Please help! |
Kim Hedgecoth
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posted 3 November 2004 08:20 CET
DR Horton home built 2002....the plumbing fixtures that was placed in my house when it was built 2 years ago, need repairs. I CANNOT find replacement parts to make repairs. DR Horton has not helped me locate replacement parts, not will they warranty the fixtures they placed in my house. I have a commode that needs to be repaired as well as a bathroom sink faucet that needs repaired. How do i go about getting these items replaced or repaired?
Kim |
C.R.Srinivasamurthy
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posted 29 October 2004 17:05 CET
We are worried about SLAPP but we bought a condo from 'America's Builder' and due to gross negligence
we ended have mold.
California is one of the binding arbitration states.
What remedies do I have ? Can I sue for loss of value ?
Thanks.
CR |
Robert W. Lund
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posted 21 October 2004 08:44 CET
10.21.2004
Dear Organizational Representative,
Mr. Tuskes and Tuskes Homes of Bethlehem, PA have failed to address basic issues related to the building of our home and grading of our lot.
Tuskes Homes
4511 Falmer Drive
Bethlehem, PA. 18020
610-691-1555
Fax:610-867-2261
http://www.tuskeshomes.com/enter.html
While a number of defects have been fixed, they continue to reject responsibility for several other major repairs.
Specifically:
* Our basement has NO drainage because the house was excavated too deeply and they refuse to install a sub-pump.
* The company used sub-standard bricks in the building of our fireplace that allows water to penetrate during even the lightest drizzle. After we complained the company issued a letter to the entire development that they were aware of the leaking issue and that it was our responsibility to have it sealed (we were never made aware of the issue until this point in time and there is no mention of it in our 'closing manual').
* $1,000 was taken from us at closing for ‘late closing fees’ as per our contract, however the late close was due to their not having the home completed to a reasonable standard and our lender’s appraiser refused to sign-off on it. It has become apparent that the company uses this practice as a revenue source because it is 1 aware of their closing schedule and 2 is aware that non-local lenders will refuse this arrangement.
Our attempts to address these issues have proven equally pointless and frustrating to the extent that we placed a 'Buyer Beware' sign on our house over a weekend in August.
Additionally, we are concerned that future issues may arise that will also be neglected by this company and hope that you can work with them to ensure that their practices are changes.
I believe that the following actions should be taken:
1. The chimney should be sealed at their expenses.
2. The lot should be properly re-graded.
3. A sub-pump should be installed at their expense.
4. The $1000 fine should be returned with interest.
Additionally, I feel that these problems are fairly representative of this builder and a complete financial and business practice investigation should be immediately launched.
Please feel free to contact me at any time for additional information.
Very best regards,
Robert W. Lund
631.252.4569 |
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