Madison mayor, builder end dispute
Ten homes in upscale Woods Crossing subdivision are on the market again after repairs were made to bring them up to city code. Madison code enforcement issued stop-work notices to father-and-son builders John and Gregory Gussio on Oct. 6 for the homes in the subdivision on Rice Road. A judge granted an injunction in December allowing Gussio Realty to fix what the city cited as deficiencies.
Madison mayor, builder end dispute
By Elizabeth Crisp
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Realtor Linda Graham says that among the changes that the city of Madison required builders John and Gregory Gussio to make to houses they are building in the Woods Crossing subdivision was that the four-panel doors on this house be replaced with an eight-panel design.
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MADISON â Ten homes in upscale Woods Crossing subdivision are on the market again after repairs were made to bring them up to city code.
The houses have received good reviews each time they have been inspected, Coldwell Banker real estate agent Linda Graham said. Coldwell Banker has the homes listed.
Madison code enforcement issued stop-work notices to father-and-son builders John and Gregory Gussio on Oct. 6 for the homes in the subdivision on Rice Road. A judge granted an injunction in December allowing Gussio Realty to fix what the city cited as deficiencies.
Problems included a gas light placed in the wrong position, a missing vent above a door and a garage built without windows.
"They were mostly cosmetic flaws," John Gussio said. "All of the work to fix it didn't amount to $5,000."
The company also is working to complete other homes in the subdivision. The homes in Woods Crossing range in price from $335,000 to $393,000.
Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler concurred that the city has worked everything out with the builders and is satisfied with the progress.
In their complaint filed with the Madison County Chancery Court, the Gussios also petitioned for monetary relief for the time that construction was shut down. A dismissal has not yet been filed with the court, but John Gussio said Friday that he does not plan to continue to seek compensation.
"At this point, I'm hoping we can all just live happily ever after," he said.
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