Austin News8: Cracks in Commission -TRCC Not Working |
Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
Homeowners' faith in commission crumbling. The state commission tasked with ensuring quality construction for Texans is in jeopardy.
It's been almost four years since
Hoover
contacted TRCC. Today,
Hoover
's home still has cracks in the foundation and he's still trying to get the builder to do something about it. "It's crumbling around us. A brand new home under warranty and we can do nothing about it,"
Hoover
said. "Eighty-eight percent of homeowners who go through the TRCC process see no resolution to their problem," Winslow said. |
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Williamsom County Homeowner will get little if any help from the Builder's Protection Agency TRCC |
Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
Builder Protection Agency Gets Legislative Protection
Yesterday the Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) had itâs day in the Sunset, Commission that is. Itâs key to remember no matter what homebuilders and TRCC commissioner say, the TRCC was created to keep homebuilders from being sued for shoddy workmanship by homebuyers who received that shoddily built home. That is why the consumers are not happy with the TRCC, and why it has received the nickname of âthe builder protection agencyâ. (Read this post, Builder Protection Agency âHits Homeâ In Williamson County, for EOWâs earlier reporting). |
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TRCC should be abolished, homeowners said.. |
Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
Panel ponders future of builder mediation
A state agency set up to resolve disputes with builders isn't working and should be abolished, homeowners said Tuesday. The construction commission, created in 2003 with homebuilders' support, lacks authority to force builders to fix defective houses. The staff report said that only 12 percent of the commission's cases have resulted in satisfactory repair or compensation to homeowners. |
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Texas Observer - TRCC Reform on the Home Front? |
Saturday, 20 September 2008 |
Reform on the Home Front
...try to justify their agencyâs existence. Itâs not an easy case to make. Two weeks earlier, the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, a legislative oversight committee, had recommended that state lawmakers abolish the TRCC because it does âmore harm than good.â...Even by that lax standard, however, the Texas Residential Construction Commissionâcreated ostensibly to aid homeownersârepresents a new low. Itâs one thing to ignore consumers; itâs quite another to work against them. Since its inception in 2003, the TRCC has been criticized for helping builders skirt lawsuits from consumers seeking reparations for shoddily built homes...Commissioner Mickey Redwine I ask that every commissioner unite and vote for change to prove to consumers that we are serious about change.â...The commissioners did uniteâand voted against most of Redwineâs reforms. Consumer advocates werenât surprised. âHis heart is in the right place,â said Alex Winslow, executive director of the consumer advocacy group Texas Watch. âBut regardless of the changes TRCC makes, it is broken and needs to be scrapped.â |
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Texas State Representative Dora Olivo Responds to TRCC Sunset Review |
Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
Representative Olivo Response: TRCC Irreparably Harms homeowners
TRCC is an ill-conceived attempt to replace true regulation of an industry with a complaint review board; as such, TRCC does more harm than good. Not only are individual homeowners irreparably harmed, but the loss in property values resulting from substandard, incomplete and unsafe construction erodes the local tax base. These are the tax dollars that educate our children and safeguard our communities...Texas must develop an effective means to regulate the residential construction indUstry, thereby protecting the value of Texas homeowners' property and protecting the local tax base from unnecessary erosion. Ifwe, as elected and appointed officials who are charged with keeping the public trust, fail to effectively regulate this industry, we have failed in our responsibility to protect the safety and welfare of all the citizens of Texas. Read more... |
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Sunset Review Public Comments |
Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
Sunset Review: Texas Residential Construction Commission
Public Comments Received Regarding the Report Sunset Commission Meeting and Public Testimony is September 23, 2008. See Public Comments regarding Sunset Report to Abolish TRCC |
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Inspector Responds to TRCC Sunset Review |
Tuesday, 16 September 2008 |
Inspector Calls Inspection Inadequate
I expect The City of Austin and other cities that are county seats have amended their codes to require more than just three inspections. If the county seats require say 5, 10, 20 inspections each at different stages, then in the county outside that county seat it seems the same multiple layers of inspections will apply also if the amendments apply. Finally how do the RCC requirements and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation TDLR that regulates the licenses for electricians and mechanical contractors also the Texas Board of Plumbing Examiners that regulators the plumbers and the Adopted Plumbing Codes Uniform Plumbing Code and the International Plumbing Code line up with the Texas Residential Construction Commission? When there is a conflict in code requirements, which prevails? |
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Reminder - Join HOBB and Texas Watch for Lobby Day |
Sunday, 14 September 2008 |
Please join
HOBB
and Texas Watch for Lobby Day and attend the important Sunset Advisory Committee Hearing at the Capitol
The Sunset Commission hearing at the State Capitol on September 23rd creates a unique opportunity for Texas Watch activists to speak out on their experiences with the TRCC. During our Lobby day, you will have the chance to attend the sunset commission public hearing, take part in a press conference, and meet with your state legislators. Also, lunch will be provided by Texas Watch Staff. |
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Where are the Other Honorable Builders - We Want to Hear from You! |
Friday, 12 September 2008 |
One Good Builder Speaks Up - Abolish TRCC
I am a TRCC registered "builder" and I believe the following: 1. Abolish the TRCC; its building standards are a sad joke and consumers ARE NOT protected. 2. Require builder licensing on any work over $500. 3. Require builders to post a performance bond of at least $7500 close the independent sub-contractor loophole. 5. Create an enforcement state agency that would vigorously prosecute every offender with no first time get out of jail free card. Investigate to the fullest extent of the law "Bob Perry showering cash on Sunset Commission members." The consumers in Texas are suffering at the hands of the good ole boys builder club. I was a licensed General Contractor in California and no Texas "builder" would be allowed to do business there. They should not be allowed to continue their current practices here either. Contact your State representatives by letter, phone or email and keep doing it until we are no longer being victimized. See Builders comments on Houston Chronicle Article |
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