Austin KVUE- TRCC Under Fire |
Tuesday, 20 February 2007 |
Special Assignment - Agency Under Fire
Homeownership has long been considered the ultimate American dream. But building a new home can easily turn into a nightmare. The state agency created to resolve differences between homeowners and homebuilders is under fire. Some homeowners say it's not working and they have nowhere left to turn...Homeowner Connie Hudson: So far I think it seems to me to be a wasted state agency. If they canât help a person in my situation then I donât know why they exist... Homeowner Betsy Martinez: It was absolutely a waste of time a waste of money and it was irritating that we had to go through whole thing for nothing... TexPIRGâs
Jeff Brooks
: As things stand now the TRCC instructs a builder to make repairs to somebodyâs house the builder just ignores them. So if 92% of people they find flaw and only 14% are getting repairs made thereâs obviously a very big problem. See video report
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