Dennis
Hamburg,#2Author of original report
Fri, January 18, 2008
Beazer Repaired most of the issues that are stated in this filing without further incident
Nickic
Greenwood,#3Consumer Suggestion
Fri, January 18, 2008
I live in Indiana which is where beazer was founded. Beazer is actually a developer called Crossman that went belly up and filed bankruptcy, then reopened the company under Beazer homes. If you are looking to resolve your issues you first need to file a warranty claim so that you have all of your problems in writing. IF they don't come out within 30 days of the claim to assess damage or pix problems you must file with an attorney general for the state you live in and file a complaint with your local better business bureau. The BBB with help you resolve the dispute and your attorney general probably also has some words of advice on how to go about your claim without suing. http://law.ga.gov/00/article/0,2086,87670814_88011435_91950611,00.html This is a link to the attorney general's website regarding construction practices. Now depending upon what city you live in you might need to go through your city or town ordinances since Georgia doesn't have set standards for the state yet. I wish you luck and let me know how this turns out. BE SURE to submit that warranty claim for your structural warranty soon or it will run out.
Cindy
Norman,#4Consumer Suggestion
Mon, October 29, 2007
Check all your paperwork for a clause that may state something along the lines of: "I agree to resolve all disputes in arbitration..." Arbitration is a private dispute resolution system used increasingly by corporations. It means you gave up your right to file a lawsuit. Since corporations do repeat business with arbitrators, and know them better than you do, it puts the corporation at a huge advantage. The arbitrator may have a bias to favor the builder. Unless you're in CA, arbitration decisions are private so a lot of complaints get hidden this way. Even though reported in CA, a "win" for the homeowner might be pennies on the dollar of their actual damages. That said, do not delay in reading all your paperwork, getting expert legal advice as to when your deadlines run out, and making SURE you have a solid paper trail that you've been requesting repairs. (Deadlines such as warranty, statute of limitations, and 'right to repair law' compliance.) If you have no proof you requested repairs before deadlines run out, the builder can simply claim you never told them. If you have proof of notification, such as CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT MAIL, they can't so easily pull this trick. If your state has a "right to repair law," also known as right to cure, notice of opportunity to repair, and other names, you are required to follow a particular process or your complaint can't go forward. Be careful of letting this or any builder LULL you into keeping your complaint verbal! Promises that aren't kept are a sure sign of lulling. Beazer is showing signs of financial problems and they are under federal investigation for mortgage fraud. Investors are going after them for possible fraud also. Do not delay in taking care of your case, as if they go under, you will have to get in line with thousands of other creditors to try and get compensation, and homeowners are about the bottom of the list for consideration. Banks, etc, will be far ahead of you for what's left of Beazer if they go belly up. I have been through a construction defect case and I came out the winner. A few words of advice: Do not delay. Do not wait for them to do the right thing. They obviously have shown they don't intend to. If you give them an inch they will take a mile. Document everything! Find out the laws in YOUR state. Be persistent! Good luck.