Homebuilder calls on qualified and reputable builders to support real regulation |
Saturday, 03 January 2009 |
Homeowner protection needed
The Texas Sunset Commission missed the boat when it failed to support the elimination of the Texas Residential Construction Commission. It is long past time for the Legislature to create a real agency to protect the Texas public as most other states have done. The honest, qualified and reputable builders have nothing to lose by supporting the creation of a real regulatory agency.
Dallas Morning News: Letter to the Editor
Homeowner protection needed
Re: "Keeping builders in check," by Ron Connally, last Saturday Letters.
The Texas Sunset Commission missed the boat when it failed to support the elimination of the Texas Residential Construction Commission.
As the TRCC is authorized, it doesn't have the authority to do its intended job. It is mainly a toothless dog with a little bark. Under current state regulations, virtually anyone can become a builder. Most other states require letters of recommendation from two qualified sponsors; that the applicant show at least three years of experience, a personal financial statement and credit report; fingerprinting and criminal background check -- and only then would you have to pass a written exam to become a builder.
That is what I had to do to get my license in 1974 in another state. That state's Department of Licensing and Regulations had the power and duty to police all builders and resolve most disputes. Not so in Texas.
It is long past time for the Legislature to create a real agency to protect the Texas public as most other states have done. The honest, qualified and reputable builders have nothing to lose by supporting the creation of a real regulatory agency.
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