Turnberry Homes Lemons.com  Diary of a Lemon Owner “. . . virtually a stack of
disparate building materials and components, few of which work in concert with others.

Runkle Canyon is poised to be Simi Valley’s newest neighborhood.
But did the city misinterpret the risk of radioactive material in the ground?

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.

Washington Post
Woman's life is looking up now that her abode isn't making her sick
By JEFF TURRENTINE
 The ordeal, she claimed, had left her with debilitating symptoms known collectively as multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome, or MCS. Currently, the medical community classifies MCS as a "syndrome of unknown origin," like Gulf War syndrome or chronic fatigue syndrome. By now, Lively-Diebold is used to cynicism about her condition. It's one of the reasons she wanted to find "the type of architect who would listen to your input, not just tell you what you need to have."

Poconos home builder is charged in real estate fraud investigation
District attorney's office says it is looking into six other firms
A day after announcing felony charges against a Poconos home builder, the Monroe County district attorney's office said it's aggressively investigating at least six other builders in a widening probe of real estate fraud.

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.

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.

Outrageous! Buy a New Home - Don’t Sue and Shut Up 
Homebuilders will stop at nothing – Now Buyers must agree not to Speak
Goff Homes Arbitration Clause - Beware of New Builder Clause – Homebuilder requires that homebuyers sign an Arbitration Agreement at closing causing them to give up their 1^st and 7^th constitutional rights. For the homebuyer it’s 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 isn’t enough, the final clause in the agreement could cost homeowners their home – “A SUM EQUAL TO THE PURCHASE PRICE, OF THE HOME,” if the owner appeals the arbitrators’ decision to the appellate courts.

See related HOBB article: Public Citizens News Release September 01, 2004
CAS Arbitration Investigated – Recently an investigative report by Public Citizen helped launch numerous state investigations – 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 “homebuilders from liability for construction defects.” Public Citizen call for investigation of HBW and CAS.