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Builder measure on ballot |
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Saturday, 05 March 2005 |
The Dallas Morning News
2 proposals aim to protect homeowners from construction flaws
Two proposed charter amendments aimed at giving homeowners protection against faulty construction will be on Frisco's May 7 ballot... "We're excited despite the delayed tactics of the city," said Carolyn Becka,... "We're pleased the amendments have been placed on the ballot so the citizens can vote on these important issues." |
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Dallas Observer - Frisco shootout with builders |
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Friday, 04 March 2005 |
Dallas Observer
| Placid Frisco has its own version of a political uprising |
...the underlying theme of the Beckas' message is that life in the gated enclaves of Frisco is not what it's cracked up to be. Frisco City Hall is too boot-lickingly subservient to the home-building industry, they say. It has created an atmosphere where dream homes become nightmares and home buyers are without recourse... The Beckas are proposing changes to the Frisco city charter to provide home buyers with more ammunition in shootouts with builders...Twice the number of people who voted in the last general election in Frisco have signed petitions saying that home builders have too much power, too much sway, too much advantage at Frisco City Hall. |
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Nashville Tennessee Bad Homebuilding in the News |
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Thursday, 03 March 2005 |
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Hundreds of residents dissatisfied with home builders
It is quite likely the biggest investment you'll ever make, but it shouldn't cost you everything. Hundreds of Tennessee home buyers are filing complaints about mold and water leaking into their brand new homes. The problems are eating away at their investments and making their families sick. When you buy a brand new home you don't expect it to leak. |
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ABC News - Fine Print May Waive Legal Rights |
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Wednesday, 02 March 2005 |
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Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Reduce Consumer Rights
When American consumers sign contracts — for credit cards, bank loans, mortgages or telephone service — language in the fine print often waives their right to employ the full extent of the law should the company violate the contract...The fine print of many contracts says consumers "waive the right to go to court" to resolve any disputes about a product or service. They are instead committed to binding arbitration... Claybrook says the system is flawed. "The process completely favors the corporation," she said. "The corporation does repeat business with the arbitration company and if the company routinely finds in favor of consumers or gives large awards to consumers, they don't get used again." |
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Groups Launch Nationwide Effort to Stop Use of Binding Mandatory Arbitration Clauses |
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Saturday, 26 February 2005 |
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Stop Use of Binding Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
At a press conference, the groups released a 10-point platform for action, which includes the unveiling of two educational Web sites, a call for state and federal legislation, and a campaign to encourage consumers to avoid doing business with companies that use BMA clauses. Give Me Back My Rights - www.givemebackmyrights.org Call Before You Buy - www.callbeforeyoubuy.com
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Groups Launch Nationwide Effort to Stop Use of Binding Mandatory Arbitration Clauses |
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Saturday, 26 February 2005 |
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Stop Use of Binding Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
At a press conference, the groups released a 10-point platform for action, which includes the unveiling of two educational Web sites, a call for state and federal legislation, and a campaign to encourage consumers to avoid doing business with companies that use BMA clauses. Give Me Back My Rights - www.givemebackmyrights.org Call Before You Buy - www.callbeforeyoubuy.com
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Binding Arbitration Coalition Infiormational Sites |
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Saturday, 26 February 2005 |
Give Back My Rights - www.givemebackmyrights.org
Call Before You Buy - www.callbeforeyoubuy.com |
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Binding Arbitration Coalition Infiormational Sites |
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Saturday, 26 February 2005 |
Give Back My Rights - www.givemebackmyrights.org
Call Before You Buy - www.callbeforeyoubuy.com |
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Are Bob Perry Homes an Urban Renaissance or Nightmare? |
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Thursday, 24 February 2005 |
The Dead Zone
Houston buries its Inner Loop past under bright new shiny Perry Homes town houses
The company promises that its homes will be solid, care-free, efficient and economical... But Perry Homes refused to fix most of the problems...The founder of Perry Homes is the largest private political donor to Republican causes in the nation... And he's no less controversial within the camps of his own industry. University of Houston architecture professor Tom Diehl speaks for many in his profession when he describes the 72-year-old former schoolteacher as, simply, "the enemy." ... "The problem with the town houses [in Houston] is not that they're all the same; the issue is that they're the same miserable, low-quality design." |
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ABC News Part 2 - Binding Arbitration |
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Thursday, 24 February 2005 |
Fine Print Binds Car Buyers
Consumers Forced into Arbitration Process, Out of Courts
Lloyd is one of thousands of consumers whose disputes with car dealers or manufacturers will not be settled in a court of law, but instead by a growing number of private arbitration companies, to the dismay of consumer activists and plaintiffs' lawyers...The NAF hires its own judges and advertises to companies, including car dealers, that the arbitration proceedings will be "kept private," will be "predictable" and will "put a stop to million-dollar lawsuits." |
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ABC News Part 2 - Binding Arbitration |
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Thursday, 24 February 2005 |
Fine Print Binds Car Buyers
Consumers Forced into Arbitration Process, Out of Courts
Lloyd is one of thousands of consumers whose disputes with car dealers or manufacturers will not be settled in a court of law, but instead by a growing number of private arbitration companies, to the dismay of consumer activists and plaintiffs' lawyers...The NAF hires its own judges and advertises to companies, including car dealers, that the arbitration proceedings will be "kept private," will be "predictable" and will "put a stop to million-dollar lawsuits." |
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