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Friday, 04 February 2005 |
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Off the Kuff
Building influence
Here's an interesting article from the This Week section of the Chron regarding an acrimonious and public battle between a disgruntled homebuyer named Jordan Fogal and the builder who constructed her house, Tremont Homes... Let's start with the baseless attack on civil juries, something that I've noted before. Just once, I'd like to see a reporter ask someone who offers such an opinion if they hold similar feelings about juries in criminal trials... Attacking juries like this is cynical, dishonest, and really quite insulting, since after all everyone reading this is a potential juror. That this now seems to be a standard talking point for the homebuilding industry certainly doesn't give me any faith in their preferred system of arbitration...But what really gets me is the last quoted sentence. The lawyer for the builders is also an arbitrator for the AAA, which is the group used to rule on these builder/buyer disputes. |
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Illinois Attorney General takes action |
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Tuesday, 01 February 2005 |
Illinois Attorney General Madigan Seeks Temporary Restraining Order Against Home Repair And Remodeling Company And Owner
31 Consumers Allegedly Bilked For Approximately $2.1 Million
January 28, 2005 -- Chicago – With an avalanche of consumer complaints piling up and at the request of the office of Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Cook County Judge Peter Flynn this afternoon entered a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a Cook County construction and home repair company and its president after they allegedly bilked 31 consumers out of approximately $2.1 million.
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Tuesday, 01 February 2005 |
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News 3 Las Vegas
Beazer Homes Ripped Apart To Support Defect Claims
"There have been concerns all throughout the neighborhood where houses have been tested and had a lot of mold… The invasive testing going on at Mary Fiel's house and 13 others in Vista Del Oro is part of a construction defect lawsuit filed about a year ago against Beazer Homes… Jewel White is another Vista Del Oro homeowner. "This was my retirement dream, which has turned into a nightmare." The lawsuit, which is pending clearance for class action status, alleges Beazer knew about the defects and in many cases, failed to act. "Nobody wanted to sue them. We asked them time and time again to fix things and they wouldn't do it." Things like water leaks, plumbing and electrical problems and mold. "You buy a house with the hope that it's going to be done right, and it's not."
Must See: Beazer Homes Lawsuits |
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Sunday, 30 January 2005 |
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Hammer home-builder fraud
Two pairs of local white-collar criminals are prison-bound for similar fraud schemes that ripped off banks and home buyers. Bankers John Finnan and Marc Menne were sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Covington to 63 and 54 months respectively for their roles in the $30 million Erpenbeck home-building fraud. Eleven days earlier, Fairfield home builder Chester Calkins and his wife, Antonette, pleaded guilty to a similar $5 million scam. |
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Former Cincinnati Home Builders Association President Convicted of Fraud |
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Friday, 28 January 2005 |
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Cincinnati Enquirer Builder awaits fraud sentence
Calkins case reminds many of Erpenbeck
A Fairfield home builder is awaiting sentencing for bank fraud in a case reminiscent of the Erpenbeck scandal that rocked the region. Federal prosecutors say Chester Calkins and his wife, Antonette, did not pay off construction loans on 47 condominiums purchased with cash… It is unclear what sent Chester Calkins, who was president of the Greater Cincinnati Home Builders Association in 2000, into financial collapse. The company is in bankruptcy, and Calkins has been convicted of writing bad checks in Ohio. |
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