Jun 30 2002 Claims
boost insurance rates, fraud By MARY SIT-DuVALL "Mold remediation
is an unlicensed and unregulated industry. There are 250 to 300 mold
remediation companies in Houston, and some are them are engaged in fraud,
says Davis."[Jim Davis of the Texas Department of Insurance]
["New home construction is an unlicensed and unregulated industry.
Because of this, we have no idea how many builders are practicing in Texas
or how many are committing fraud or contributing to the mold crisis."]
--John Cobarruvias HomeOwners for Better Building
Jun 27 2002 What
Your Contractor Won't Tell You. "My license is worthless."(Excpt
in TX where he doesn't have a license)
Jun 21 2002 Man's
home is his hassle By Adolfo Pesquera Express-News
"Hanks blames his contractor, Mychal Krause, owner of Krause Construction
Inc. Last summer, Hanks paid Krause $85,500 for construction of a small
house in the 800 block of Ripley Avenue, near San Antonio College.
He was told later that Krause never paid the contractor's lender, and
now that lender has foreclosed upon Hanks' house. "
NOTE: Yet another reason for homebuilders in Texas to be licensed.
Apr 18 2002 A case for licensing of builders/contractors in Texas:
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Grand
Jury Indicts S.A. Contractors. Bowmans Face Felony Theft
Charges SAN ANTONIO -- A Bexar County grand jury Tuesday indicted a father
and son remodeling team who promised to build dreams but left behind many
trails of unfinished work and unhappy customers.
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State
Attorney General Sues S.A. Contractor Bowman Accused Of Deceptive Trade
SAN ANTONIO -- The Texas Attorney General's office filed a lawsuit recently
against a San Antonio contractor accused of leaving behind unfinished home
improvement projects.
A
Texas Home Builder Goes to Jail! "U. S. Attorney Mervyn M. Mosbacker
announced today that David Alan Zovath of Houston, Texas was sentenced
to 24 months imprisonment and a $5,000 fine for forging a United States
Judge's signature." A PERFECT example of why builders should be regulated.
Apr 13 2002 Builders
discuss licensing By THOMAS DOYLE tdoyle@amarillonet.com
Regulation
would be best if it originates from the builder community, he said. "We
might as well do it to ourselves, because if we don't some interest group
will," Connally said. (www.hobb.org)
Apr 10 2002 Texas
Department of Licensing and Regulation! The
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is a state regulatory
agency that currently oversees twenty types of businesses, industries,
trades and occupations. (NOTE: Except homebuilders)
Mar 19 2002 Which professions in Texas are
not regulated, monitored, and/or licensed?
