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Dallas Morning News - Strayhorn criticizes homebuyer agency |
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Tuesday, 24 January 2006 |
Strayhorn criticizes homebuyer agency
The state agency set up to help homebuyers settle disputes with builders does nothing to make sure defective homes are fixed, a report released Monday by Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn found. In response to a survey, 88 of 102 homeowners said their builders did not fix problems after they went through the complaint process required by the Texas Residential Construction Commission... "The bottom line is that the Texas Residential Construction Commission clearly functions as a builder protection agency. I found no evidence that they've had a favorable impact on the homeowner," said Mrs. Strayhorn, who is running for governor as an independent. "If it were up to me, personally I would just blast this agency off the bureaucratic books." |
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Home defect panel is called no help |
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Tuesday, 24 January 2006 |
Home defect panel is called no help
An agency designed to protect homeowners from construction defects actually shields builders from responsibility, according to an audit released by the Texas Comptroller's Office on Monday. "My research found no evidence the Texas Residential Construction Commission has had a favorable impact on the homeowner," Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn said in a statement. "It is clear that the Texas Residential Construction Commission functions as a builder protection agency." |
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ASSOCIATED PRESS - Comptroller blasts building agency |
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Tuesday, 24 January 2006 |
Comptroller blasts building agency
The Texas Residential Construction Commission is acting as a "builder protection agency" and has no power to force home builders to repair construction defects in new houses, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn said Monday... "For these reasons, if it were up to me personally, I would blast this Texas Residential Construction Commission off the bureaucratic books," Strayhorn said...Home builders praise the law for establishing standards and warranties for home construction and creating a dispute-resolution process. Consumer advocates say it makes home buyers pay fees to file a complaint and limits their legal recourse. |
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Houston Chronicle - Strayhorn issues scathing report |
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Tuesday, 24 January 2006 |
Comptroller study rips regulation of builders
Consumer advocates hope a scathing report released Monday on the agency created to regulate home builders will spur lawmakers to make changes. Builders, meanwhile, say the commission is young and an important tool for homeowners... "If this is an infancy thing, I'd hate to see what it is when it grows up,"said Janet Ahmad, president of the San Antonio-based Homeowners for Better Building. "How many bad homes is enough?" |
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Texas Comptroller Report Condemns TRCC Builder Protection Agency |
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
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STRAYHORN FINDS TRCC FUNCTIONS AS BUILDER PROTECTION AGENCY
In a homeowner survey conducted by my office, I found that 86 percent of homeowners who responded said their builder failed to fix construction defects in their homes. And that was after going through the mandated State Sponsored Inspection and Dispute Resolution process that verified the defects...the agency has absolutely no enforcement power to make the builders fix defects... if it were up to me personally, I would blast this Texas Residential Construction Commission builder-protection agency off the bureaucratic books. See additional news articles on Comptroller's TRCC Report:  TRCC - Latest News |
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Assosiated Press: Comptroller criticizes TRCC |
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
Comptroller criticizes new home construction commission
Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn says the Texas Residential Construction Commission doesn't have the power to force homebuilders to repair defects in new houses. |
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KVUE TV - Video News Report - TRCC |
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
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Comptroller criticizes construction commission
Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn says the Texas Residential Construction Commission doesn't have the power to force homebuilders to repair defects in new houses. KVUE TV Austin Reports |
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WFAA Dallas - Report on TRCC Probe |
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Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
Homeowners anticipate TRCC probe outcome
The Texas Residential Construction Commission, which was created two years ago by the legislature to help homeowners and homebuilders resolve their differences, has been placed under investigation to the interest of many homeowners. The investigation of the agency is scheduled to be completed in the next few weeks and New 8 found most everyone News 8 talked to wanted the results made public. Video Byron Harris reports |
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Texas Comptroller Conducts Audit of Builders State Agency |
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Sunday, 08 January 2006 |
State agency making changes
But consumer groups remain skeptical, saying the agency was created in 2003 at the behest of builders to reduce litigation by forcing consumers into a state-run dispute resolution process...Alex Winslow, director of consumer group Texas Watch, said homeowners shouldn't have to pay for the dispute process at all. He's also critical of the agency's governor-appointed board, which has many industry representatives on it — including John Krugh, who works as general counsel for Houston builder Bob Perry's company and helped craft the legislation that created the construction commission. "I think the makeup of the board speaks for itself," Winslow said. "It's dominated by industry insiders, with Bob Perry's lawyer as one of the original appointees. I think that speaks to the agency's leanings."... "The whole premise of this is to wear down the homebuyer," said Ahmad, who has been pushing for a home lemon law, similar to the one for cars. |
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