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The Oregonian Continues- Limit buyers rights and shorten warranty |
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Tuesday, 21 June 2005 |
Home defects may get scrutiny
Lawsuits and damages are costing homeowners, insurers and builders hundreds of millions of dollars in Oregon and billions nationwide, The Oregonian found. Developers and builders, who've seen big increases in the liability insurance policies they are required by law to carry, want to limit homeowners' rights to sue for repairs. |
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Oregon Builders want to regulate homebuyers |
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Monday, 20 June 2005 |
Builders seek shelter from flurry of lawsuits
Oregon builders are asking the Legislature to protect them from a force they say is crippling their business: customers who sue... The builders want to shorten the time period in which home buyers can sue for construction defects and force homeowners into a state-run dispute process. |
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Monday, 20 June 2005 |
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British Columbia installs safeguards for homeowners Faced with construction defects in the 1990s nearly identical to Oregon's now, the province enacted sweeping reforms. If any place in North America foreshadows the potential severity of construction defects in Oregon, it is this similarly drizzly city where a housing boom hit a decade earlier. |
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In Nevada Speak Up – Tell Officials |
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Friday, 03 June 2005 |
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In Nevada - NV State Contractors Board online - If a builders license is revoked and the problem is not fixed, the homeowner can make a claim under the residential recovery fund. The fund will pay the homeowner their actual damages to get the problem fixed. The fund can pay up to $35,000 per homeowner. But the resident could still choose to sue. |
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Nevada - 1,400 Homeowners Sue Del Webb |
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Friday, 03 June 2005 |
Nevada's Largest Construction Defect Lawsuit
The largest construction defect lawsuit in the State of Nevada is pitting hundreds of homeowners against a well-known developer. Residents of Sun City Summerlin are suing the neighborhood's developer -- Del Webb -- claiming it failed to install metal strips that protect a home's foundation against water damage. It is this community in Summerlin where frustration and concern among homeowners is common. They say a small 5-inch piece of metal called a "weepscreed" was not put in place by Del Webb when these homes were built. Weepscreeds help keep moisture out of dry wall paneling. And now more than 1,400 homeowners have filed a lawsuit. |
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Nevada means business, help homowners and prosecute builders |
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Friday, 03 June 2005 |
Home Defects: Know What You Should Do
The Nevada State Contractors Board receives about 4,000 complaints a year in the valley.
Contractor charged: A fraudulent unlicensed contractor has pleaded guilty to 44 felony charges. Frank Boyd Hall of the Las Vegas based Curtis Construction Company is charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, diversion of funds and theft. Hall filed a plea agreement, which states that he'll pay back all his victims, sign a civil confession of judgment and will not work in the contracting business again. |
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Another dream home turns into Nightmare |
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Friday, 27 May 2005 |
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The Kimmler House of Ohio
It all started with a dream and a desire to build something that would last and remain in the family for years to come, but alas it has only been a nightmare. In approximately October of 2000, my husband purchased the 5-acre, lakefront, cattle field and envisioned a Tuscan farmhouse with a view. |
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Tuesday, 10 May 2005 |
Home Appraisers Under The Gun
No one knows exactly how often appraisers tinker with reality. But reports suggest that they face enormous pressure to tweak their numbers. Some observers predict they'll face even more if the real estate market cools. |
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Saturday, 23 April 2005 |
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Update on Latest Mold News
New Mold Guidelines, Consumers Conserns Growing, Mold Suits Getting Attention, Mold in Apartment |
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New Unhappy Homeowner Websites |
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Saturday, 16 April 2005 |
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Drees Sucks 2.Com – http://www.dreessucks2.com/
Highland Homes Con. Com – http://www.highlandhomescon.com/
Highland Homes Sucks.Com – http://www.highlandhomessucks.com/ |
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Homebuilder in federal prison plots to kill |
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Sunday, 10 April 2005 |
Man charged in plot to kill federal judge, prosecutor
The indictment of Anthony "Tony" Erpenbeck Sr., 71, is just the latest twist in the legal troubles of the Erpenbeck clan and its failed building firm, Erpenbeck Co. The large Northern Kentucky home building company folded in 2002 in a $34 million fraud that victimized home buyers, subcontractors and almost three dozen banks. |
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