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Tuesday, 19 August 2008 HOBB Press Release: Sunset recommends to Abolish TRCC 208
Sunday, 04 May 2008 HOBB Press Release - Texas Supreme Court has Double Standard 145
Monday, 07 January 2008 Better Home Building Advocate On Trial For Reporting Bomb from KB Homes Construction Site 684
Friday, 20 July 2007 HOBB Press Release: Feingold and Johnson File Arbitration Bill 2007 550
Sunday, 29 April 2007 HOBB Press Release: Sixty Texas House Members Support a Home Lemon Law 886
Monday, 23 April 2007 Knowledge and Financial Responsibility are Optional for Texas Builders 787
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 State Affairs Committee to hold Hearing on the Texas Home Lemon Law 656
Tuesday, 28 November 2006 Bills Filed to Amend the Problematic TRCC 999
Monday, 09 October 2006 HOBB Press Release: Hitata vs. Sitterle case draws to a close 1366
Saturday, 07 October 2006 US Army Colonel Jay Hirata and Joy Hirata testify 781
Tuesday, 03 October 2006 Press Release September 28, 2006, Hirata vs Sitterle Homes 724
Friday, 22 September 2006 Local Homebuilder Attempts to Deprive US Army Colonel of Constitutional Rights 633
Tuesday, 08 August 2006 HomeOwners for Better Building holds Press Conference 594
Thursday, 18 May 2006 Press Release: Class Action Settled - KB Home defies FTC Consent Order! 522
Wednesday, 22 February 2006 HOBB Press Release: KB Home Class Action Binding Arbitration Case 598
Tuesday, 24 January 2006 HOBB Press Release: Comptroller's Report on TRCC 768
Tuesday, 24 January 2006 Press Release: Can Texas Homeowners afford to Complain? 694
Tuesday, 14 June 2005 HOBB HOLDS HOUSTON PRESS CONFERENCE 1095
Friday, 27 May 2005 TRCC holds public hearing and denies press coverage 673
Wednesday, 18 May 2005 TRCC Commissioner Nomination Hearing 673
Wednesday, 02 March 2005 Media Advisory 2/14/05 656
Wednesday, 16 February 2005 Homeowners ask lawmakers to Mandate Builder Accountability 890
Wednesday, 16 February 2005 HomeOwners for Better Building Lobby at the Texas Capitol 749
Sunday, 09 January 2005 Texas Residential Construction Commission 705
Friday, 15 October 2004 A victory for Sandra Bullock is a victory for many 942
Wednesday, 11 August 2004 HOBB Press Release - TRCC Hearing 560
Friday, 07 March 2003 Texas Home Lemon Law Filed 436
Thursday, 26 October 2000 HOBB Press Release October 26, 2000 1102
 
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    Disposable Housing today,
    are the Slums and Foreclosures of tomorrow

    The home building industry is unregulated and out of control.  Homes are not built to even minimum HUD or State standards, warranties give a false sense of security and are unenforceable.

    In order to buy what use to be the American Dream, one must give up his or her constitutional right of access to the courts and all consumer law. Unilateral builder contracts, with a take it or leave it attitude, promotes predatory business practices.

    When an industry resorts to contractual requirements to deprive consumers of their constitutional rights, then the industry is knowingly unconcerned with delivering a quality, "Made in America" product.

    Who would have believed that Builders would include this shameful phrase in their contracts to buy a new home: "…Builder makes no warranty, express or implied as to quality, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, habitability or otherwise…"   This statement has been adopted, promoted and encouraged by the National Association of Home Builders and pretty much sums up the industry’s intent to defraud the home buying public.

     A standard of Habitability is not a burdensome requirement for the construction of a new home.

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An interview with Janet Ahmad

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TRCC AN ARRESTING EXPERIENCE
The Pat and Bob Egert Building & TRCC Experience 

OUTSTANDING FOX4 REPORT
TRCC from Bad to Worse
Case of the Crooked House

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IS YOUR STATE NEXT?
As Goes Texas So Goes the Nation
Knowledge and Financial Responsibility are still Optional for Texas Home Builders

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Are you Next?
People Magazine - Jordan Fogal fights back
Because of construction defects Jordan’s Tremont Home is uninhabitable
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You could be the next victim
Interview with Award Winning Author Jordan Fogal

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