SUNSET STAFF REPORT: TRCC Should Be Abolished |
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 |
TRCC More Harm Than Good
Current regulation of the residential construction industry is fundamentally flawed and does more harm than good. Despite changes last Session ostensibly to strengthen the process by making builders subject to new penalties if they refuse to offer repair of a confirmed defect, the Commission still has no real power to require builders to make needed repairs... No other regulatory agency has a program with such a potentially devastating eff ect on consumersâ ability to seek their own remedies. The Texas Residential Construction Commission Fails to Provide Meaningful Oversight and Public Protection Because of Fundamental Structural Flaws in the Current Regulatory Approach... Sunset staff concluded that anything short of a true regulatory program does more harm than good, and should be abolished.
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