Choice homeowners choose to seek help from the city
Choice homeowners say they have no ‘choice’ but to organize and make their concerns know publicly. Attending the press conference will be families from various Choice subdivisions that tell of non-compliance with minimum city codes and defects that threaten to destroy their homes and investments.

Texas Court Finalizes KB Home Arbitration Class Action Lawsuit
Laredo District Court Judge Solomon Casseb Tuesday approved a court supervised class action settlement of Timothy D. Pruitt vs. KB Home, which prohibits KB Home from requiring past, present or future customers to consent to mandatory binding arbitration for the settlement of warranty claims...Last month HomeOwners for Better Building obtained documents which appear to confirm that KB Home has again disregarded the FTC consent order and the terms of the of the new class action settlement.  While under the court provisional certification of the class action, the company referred at least one homeowner with major foundation problems to its third party warranty provider Home of Texas, who denied the claim and notified the homeowner to submit to Binding Arbitration, conducted by Construction Arbitration Services (CAS).

Reprint: October 15, 2004 Press Release 
       Can Texas Homeowners Afford to Complain?
Texans to pay $350 to file complaint against bad builders

Builder Takes Lemons to Court
Michelson, a first time home buyer, alleges that Tremont was fraudulent when they breached the terms of their own contract by committing Loan Fraud, making material misrepresentations that the condo she purchased and the entire condominium building was free from defects.  Tremont, et al, further warranted the condo met all compliance requirements of city code related to the protection of the health, safety and welfare of its owners.  Tremont Tower Condo for Sale!

Texas Residential Construction Commission Schedules Seminar in Houston
May 25, 2005
Texas Residential Construction Commission Denies Media Access to Public Seminar in Houston
 May 26, 2005   Houston - The Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) Thursday evening denied access to the media during a public seminar held at the Marriott Sugar Land Town Square.  Chaos broke out after the only attending TRCC Commissioner Scott Porter left early and Debra Ellis, a department lecturer for Texas A&M asked Channel 13 to leave.  Ellis who is a risk management attorney told the media they would not be allowed inside. 

Senator Duncan questions Texas Residential Construction Commissioner’s,
Only 6 voted out of committee, 3 left pending 
“The people who are being regulated by the act are the consumers, to a certain degree, as opposed to the builders,” Senator Duncan             

Unhappy Homeowners to Visit Lawmakers
In 2003 Texas Lawmakers passed HB730, the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act (TRCCA) that gave the homebuilding industry its own state agency and the opportunity to self regulate.  Unfortunately, for the past two years the self-serving leadership took advantage from within the agency by dominated rule making, and a statutory warranty and standards.  These actions have given the impression of impropriety by the powerful industry, which reflect negatively on many respected homebuilders in Texas.

Knowledge and Financial Accountability are Optional for Builders    
                                   Unhappy Homeowners to Visit Lawmakers 
                      Some of the homeowners complaining of their builder are: Drees Homes, 
           Tremont Home, Stature, Robert Tidwell Construction, Prestige Homes & KB Homeowners.  
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