Residents of the Hutto Parke subdivision were joined by members of a newly formed advocacy group and a candidate running to represent Williamson County in the Texas House of Representatives today on the State Capitol steps to call for an end to the stateâs current agency tasked with regulating the building industry and its professionals. Historically, Texas has held homeownerâs rights in very high regard, adopting some of the toughest homestead laws in the nation, â says Avery. âHowever, Texas today, become a magnet for unscrupulous home builders, because our laws fail to hold them accountable for their mis-deeds. âWhen did it become alright to sell a sub-standard home?" asks Maldonado. " When did the mortgages become commodities, and when did homes become disposable?â
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9/22/2008
Residents of the Hutto Parke subdivision were joined by members of a newly formed advocacy group and a candidate running to represent Williamson County in the Texas House of Representatives today on the State Capitol steps to call for an end to the stateâs current agency tasked with regulating the building industry and its professionals.
Tomorrow, the Sunset Advisory Committee is set to review the Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC), a commission Tom Archer with Homeowners of Texas, Inc. calls fundamentally flawed. The 35-page Staff Report to be reviewed during tomorrowâs hearing favors of abolishing the TRCC.
In addition to calling for an end to the TRCC, Avery is calling for the legislature to pass new measures requiring building contractors to be licensed, just as electricians and plumbers are. He is also advocating a âLemon Lawâ be passed, similar to one that already exists for car buyers.
âHistorically, Texas has held homeownerâs rights in very high regard, adopting some of the toughest homestead laws in the nation, â says Avery. âHowever, Texas today, become a magnet for unscrupulous home builders, because our laws fail to hold them accountable for their mis-deeds.â
Democratic candidate for State House District 52 Dianna Maldonado is also in favor of getting rid of the TRCC. Maldonado says the way the agency is structured favors builders, and offers no recourse for owners of faulty homes. She sites Sandee Bradshaw, who is among at least 100 residents of Hutto Parke who have bought homes, it now turns out, were built on expansive clay soil. Bradshaw moved into her home in 2002. Since she says, multiple cracks have formed, rood shingles have separated and mold is now growing in the walls.
âWhen did it become alright to sell a sub-standard home?" asks Maldonado. " When did the mortgages become commodities, and when did homes become disposable?â
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