Tarrant home builders, others fined
Three Tarrant County-based builders have been fined by a state agency that oversees home builders. The Texas Residential Construction Commission fined 17 builders in all. Larry Travis, a partner with his brother in Travis Construction, said everything is cleared up now. The company forgot to re-register on time. "It's a new policy, and I know it's caught a lot of builders off guard," he said. Representatives from La Ventana Homes and Austin Design/Build did not return phone calls Friday seeking comment.
Tarrant home builders, others fined
By ANDREA JARES
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
Three Tarrant County-based builders have been fined by a state agency that oversees home builders. The Texas Residential Construction Commission fined 17 builders in all.
Austin Design/Build, North Richland Hills, was fined $560 for registering as one kind of business when it was another.
La Ventana Homes of Colleyville and Travis Construction Co. of Fort Worth, were each fined $2,500 for not renewing their registrations on time.
Larry Travis, a partner with his brother in Travis Construction, said everything is cleared up now. The company forgot to re-register on time.
"It's a new policy, and I know it's caught a lot of builders off guard," he said.
Representatives from La Ventana Homes and Austin Design/Build did not return phone calls Friday seeking comment.
Among others fined:
Exall Construction, Dallas, $2,500 for not renewing its registration on time.
Highland Homes, Horizon Homes and Sanders Custom Builder, all of Dallas, $2,000 each for not paying the agency what was owed.
Michael A. Wall of STB of Granbury, $825 for not paying the agency what was owed.
The commission also revoked the registration of Aaron Liverman of Eclipse Construction of Denison, making him ineligible to legally build. He was convicted
Andrea Jares, 817-548-5522
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