Express-New Special Report: Agency Lacks Teeth to Force Homebuilders to Act |
Sunday, 31 August 2008 |
Homeowners losing fights with builders
The Texas Residential Construction Commission agreed the builder is responsible for the plumbing fiasco, but the agency can't force the company to fix it. That disconnect is one reason the Sunset Advisory Commission staff this month recommended abolishing the agency... The Texas Residential Construction Commission agreed the builder is responsible for the plumbing fiasco, but the agency can't force the company to fix it. That disconnect is one reason the Sunset Advisory Commission staff this month recommended abolishing the agency... âThe remaining 88 percent of reported cases are pursued by one party or the other using the legal system â the very outcome the process was enacted to prevent,â the report said.â |
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Homebuilder Binash whining over Sunset Report to Abolish TRCC |
Sunday, 31 August 2008 |
Builders Foolishly Claim Industry Understands what is Best for Consumers
Mr. Binash (President, Greater Houston Builders Association and Wilshire Homes) and any builder that is against abolishment of TRCC and claims the agency is good for consumers are selfishly incorrect. No one is buying the industry (Binash) smoke and mirrors spin, that without TRCC homeowners will end up in "time-consuming and expensive litigation." The true fact is Sunset concluded that of the homeowners with construction defects who were forced into TRCC, 88% were driven to âtime-consuming and expensive litigation.â Sunset further concluded TRCC is bad for homeowners and failed to protect them from the bad actors of the building industry. Shame on the industry that claims an agency that they bought and paid for is somehow good for the consumer. The industryâs attempt to claim to be experts on the subject of what is good for consumers is a hoax. They had their chances and failed miserably while making our
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legislators look incompetent for listening to the industry for its legislative wisdom. Abolish TRCC! Itâs bad for consumers and itâs an embarrassment to the industry and
Texas
. Janet Ahmad
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Homebuilder Binash whining over Sunset Report to Abolish TRCC |
Saturday, 30 August 2008 |
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Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) Lobby Day & Press Conference |
Friday, 29 August 2008 |
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Texas Rep Coleman Supports Sunset Conclusions to Abolish TRCC |
Friday, 29 August 2008 |
State Representative Garnet Coleman
This past week the Houston Chronicle editorialized in favor of abolishing the Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC), following the recommendation of the Sunset Advisory Commission from a report they issued last week... Texas homeowners deserve to have a state government on their side when they need it. |
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Understanding the Failure and Elimination of TRCC |
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 |
Sunset staff: Eliminate builder commission
The Sunset staff report on the construction commission is already controversial. The homebuilder lobby immediately attacked the reportâs recommendation to abolish the commission. The action of the staff itself, and ultimately the Legislature, will be an interesting test of whether lawmakers are actually committed to reducing the size of government."The Texas Residential Construction Commission was never meant to be a true regulatory agency with a clear mission of protecting the public," the staff report notes. "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. |
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Express-News Editorial: TRCC Doomed to Failure |
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 |
Time to demolish flawed commission
Critics contended that the resolution process was already stacked against homeowners before the commission went to work. So it was incumbent on lawmakers and Gov. Rick Perry â who appoints the nine commissioners â to create a new entity that leveled the playing field. That wasn't likely to occur in Austin, where the campaign contributions and lobbyists of builders and developers are a potent force... The sunset panel found a construction commission that was âfundamentally flawed.â âIt's really doing more harm to homeowners than good,â the panel's executive director told the Express-News Austin Bureau. |
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Houston Chronicle Commentary: TRCC and Builders Money |
Monday, 25 August 2008 |
A builder, a commission, a lot of cash
It remains to be seen what will happen to the recommendation to abolish the Texas Residential Construction Commission, but it is no sure thing, thanks largely to the money with which Houston home builder Bob Perry continues to shower lawmakers. Although the proposal was applauded by consumers, who view the agency as little more than a protective haven for home builders, the first of several potential obstacles is the Sunset Advisory Commission itself, which must decide whether to endorse or reject its staff's work. |
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Action Alert - Tell Commission to Abolish TRCC |
Sunday, 24 August 2008 |
Tell the Sunset Commission to Abolish the Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC)
Texas homebuilders have been given free rein to take advantage of ordinary Texans for far too long. We now have a unique opportunity to demand real reforms that will improve protections and options for Texas homeowners. Send message to Sunset Commission |
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