Negative Web postings depict builders as unscrupulous businesspeople |
Monday, 24 January 2005 |
Builder
The Magazine of the National Association of Home Builders
Parallel Universe
The worldview of Home Builders versus that of the people who post negative web sites about them is so different that some might wonder whether the two groups live on the same planet.
The negative Web postings depict builders as unscrupulous businesspeople who market shoddy, hastily built products and force people into binding arbitration agreements that forfeit the legal rights of home buyers. |
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Builder accused of bilking customers |
Saturday, 22 January 2005 |
Illinois sues remodeling firm Builder accused of bilking customers out of $470,000; cops seek president The company was supposed to build an $80,000 second-floor addition on her Arlington Heights home, but so far, no workers have shown up to do the job. |
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Builder Regulation gets fired up in Frisco |
Saturday, 22 January 2005 |
Frisco Enterprise Charter meeting gets passionate Passions grew as frustrations rose among the participants in the meeting - the Take Back Your Rights group, the City Council and residents in attendance. The meeting was an attempt to iron out issues regarding TBYR's efforts to create legislation designed to protect homebuyers from faulty construction of new homes in Frisco. |
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Buy a New Home- Don’t Sue and Shut Up |
Saturday, 15 January 2005 |
Outrageous! Buy a New Home - Donât Sue and Shut Up
Homebuilders will stop at nothing â Now Buyers must agree not to Speak
Goff Homes Arbitration Clause - Beware of New Builder Clause â Homebuilder requires that homebuyers sign an Arbitration Agreement at closing causing them to give up their 1st and 7th constitutional rights. For the homebuyer itâs a decision between constitutional rights and the American Dream.
Imagine keeping this backyard event a secret
Goff Homes has changed its name to National Homes
Buyers must agree not to: FILE ANY PROTEST, GRIEVANCE, OR COMPLAINT⦠INCLUDING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OR ANY MEDIA ENTITY, TELEVISION OR OTHERWISE⦠AGREES THAT NO SIGN OR BILLBOARD OR WRITING OR CHART OR DRAWING CONCERNING THE CONDITION OF THE HOME AND/OR PROPERTY SHALL BE ERECTED OR PLACED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IS VISIBLE TO PERSONS PASSING BY THE PROPERTY⦠and much more.
Also contained in the contract is a biased arbitration provision that specifies the use Construction Arbitration Services (CAS) . If that isnât enough, the final clause in the agreement could cost homeowners their home â âA SUM EQUAL TO THE PURCHASE PRICE, OF THE HOME,â if the owner appeals the arbitratorsâ decision to the appellate courts.
See related HOBB article: Public Citizens News Release September 01, 2004
CAS Arbitration Investigated â Recently an investigative report by Public Citizen helped launch numerous state investigations â The Public Citizens report points to Home Buyers Warranty (HBW) and their specified arbitrator (CAS) as having close ties, which could lead to a biased mandatory arbitration process that shields âhomebuilders from liability for construction defects.â Public Citizen call for investigation of HBW and CAS.
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Builders Warranty and Standards Hammered |
Tuesday, 11 January 2005 |
Express-News Building rules are hammered Jason Gallas, co-owner of Tri-Built Custom Homes and a builder for 21 years, is not impressed with the Texas Residential Construction Commission's work⦠Gallas notes the standards discuss maximum width for foundation cracks but make no mention of the type of steel that should be used or the strength of the concrete needed for each soil type⦠On the suggestion of San Antonio home inspector Mark Eberwine, for instance, the commission changed language that would have allowed chimneys to separate from walls by up to 11/2 inches and masonry walls to bow by up to 21/2 inches. But Eberwine said the new 1-inch tolerance still is too much⦠"This document is more of a pre-emptive strike on complaining homeowners than it is a warranty," Eberwine said. |
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