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Builders Warranty and Standards Hammered |
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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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Texas Residential Construction Commission |
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Sunday, 09 January 2005 |
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No Surprises –Texas Residential Construction Commission has no power to enforce its findings. |
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Thursday, 06 January 2005 |
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A whole lot of talk yields little action
Homeowners wish mediation agency could force repairs
MINDY Brooks just wants her house fixed. Shoddy construction left her Fort Worth home with a laundry list of problems… The commission's inspector found more than a dozen defects. But the commission had no power to enforce its findings, leaving Brooks feeling helpless. |
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Public should keep right to day in court |
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Tuesday, 04 January 2005 |
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Within the United States, however, some in the business community are doing whatever they can to shake themselves free of the judicial system in favor of "binding arbitration" clauses in contracts that automatically send disputes to an arbitrator rather than a courtroom. Link: Click to read more |
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Public should keep right to day in court |
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Tuesday, 04 January 2005 |
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Within the United States, however, some in the business community are doing whatever they can to shake themselves free of the judicial system in favor of "binding arbitration" clauses in contracts that automatically send disputes to an arbitrator rather than a courtroom. Link: Click to read more |
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Consumer advocates hammer arbitration |
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Tuesday, 04 January 2005 |
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Homeowners from across Texas Rally at the TX State Capitol prior to the Hearings on Arbitration. Hearing Audio Available Link: Consumer advocates hammer arbitration |
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Consumer advocates hammer arbitration |
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Tuesday, 04 January 2005 |
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Homeowners from across Texas Rally at the TX State Capitol prior to the Hearings on Arbitration. Hearing Audio Available Link: Consumer advocates hammer arbitration |
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Senate Committee: Binding Arbitration Recommendations |
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Tuesday, 04 January 2005 |
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Texas Senate Committee on Jurisprudence Specifically, the Committee shall make recommendations to improve and ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness of arbitrators and arbitrations.
The Legislature should enact legislation requiring any business that includes a mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clause in their contracts to provide their consumers with certain upfront information. The information provided to the consumer shall specify which rights are being waived, who will arbitrate the dispute, who will cover the costs of arbitration, whether rules of discovery will be followed, what laws are applicable, what information will be public... |
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Beware of Arbitration Clauses! |
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Monday, 03 January 2005 |
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Beware of Binding Arbitration Clauses!
New KB Home buyers & All buyers of homes with FHA & VA insured loans |
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Contractor Scam: Woman and dying husband victimized |
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Sunday, 02 January 2005 |
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Contractor Scam: Woman Still Waiting on Dream Home
You do your research and check him out, but he still takes your money and runs…after giving him $14,000 for materials, she says he disappeared... |
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Group protests against home builder over fee |
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Friday, 31 December 2004 |
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Group protests against home builder over fee
Assessment leads to protest
Berea- Residents of a Ryan Homes subdivision notched up their protest against the builder Wednesday, when more than 75 of them demonstrated at a new Ryan development in Berea. The demonstrators, many of them owners of Ryan homes in the Westfield Park subdivision in Olmsted Township, accused the builder of failing to disclose costly assessments... |
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