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Complaint Review: Belmont Mobile Homes/Mississippi - Belmont Mississippi
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Belmont Mobile Homes/Mississippi
P.O. Box 280, Industrial Park Drive Belmont, 38827 Mississippi, U.S.A.
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Belmont Mobile Homes/Mississippi RIPOFF, MANUFACTURED PIECE OF JUNK, CHEATS, THEIVES Belmont Mississippi
My daughter was forced to buy a 16X80 Anniversary Edition Belmont Mobile Home from Affordable Mobile Homes in Arkadelphia, AR (need to do a rip-off report on them too for selling junk!) in 1999 by my now ex-husband.
We were on the verge of being homeless, ex's doings, and my mother was nice enough to let us put the MH on her property.
My ex did all the talking and arrangements, daughter picked out the MH and signed papers. She didn't want to sign for 15 years, but ex promised he could make the payments (over $350 monthly payments for 15 years).
We were in the MH for 3 months when daughter had an accident (still not able to work). Not even 2 weeks later, ex walked out on us.
Belmont warranted the MH for 1 year -- they were nice and came 3 or 4 times to do repairs, but they never did get the front door fixed - it's a sloppy mess. We had them fix everything we could find in that first year - they had to come back and redo repairs that they didn't do right the first time.
But, there were things it took two women a little bit longer to find. The pipes in one of the bathrooms were loose, so water leaked for over a year before we realized it.
The outside wall on the back side appears to have no insulation. THe drywall is soft and one section has a hole in it from just a wee bit of pressure. Can't see any insulation.
Doors were hung backwards. The faucets were leaking within 6 months. All the trim was a mess, drywall in pieces/so ugly. They replaced some of the trim, but we found more when the year was up.
There were soft spots in the floors, they wouldn't even try to fix. They said it was the seams and nothing wrong. The windows didn't and still don't work properly.
It's hot as an over/cold as a freezer in the LR/DR/Kit area - not enough insultion/walls thin/cracks around doors. Roof has leaked in 5 different spots and ruined the ceiling because they didn't seal seams.
Not to mention the sky-high utility bills trying to heat and cool a tin box.
I could go on and on -- we got stuck with a piece of junk, and it's killing us to try to pay for it. We stopped payments once, and tried to move away, but it didn't work out. So now, we're having to pay $400 (added $40+ for legal fees) plus we had to borrow money to catch up, so we have to repay that too.
I would love it if Belmont was made to give us a new home, but not one they built. This one won't last 15 years. Roof sounds like it's gonna blow off when the wind blows.
It just makes us sick, literally, that we are stuck with this piece of junk, and it hurts BAD to have to keep paying for it and doing without to do it.
Don't ever buy anything from Belmont!! They don't make anything that is worth anyones hard earned money.
We were on the verge of being homeless, ex's doings, and my mother was nice enough to let us put the MH on her property.
My ex did all the talking and arrangements, daughter picked out the MH and signed papers. She didn't want to sign for 15 years, but ex promised he could make the payments (over $350 monthly payments for 15 years).
We were in the MH for 3 months when daughter had an accident (still not able to work). Not even 2 weeks later, ex walked out on us.
Belmont warranted the MH for 1 year -- they were nice and came 3 or 4 times to do repairs, but they never did get the front door fixed - it's a sloppy mess. We had them fix everything we could find in that first year - they had to come back and redo repairs that they didn't do right the first time.
But, there were things it took two women a little bit longer to find. The pipes in one of the bathrooms were loose, so water leaked for over a year before we realized it.
The outside wall on the back side appears to have no insulation. THe drywall is soft and one section has a hole in it from just a wee bit of pressure. Can't see any insulation.
Doors were hung backwards. The faucets were leaking within 6 months. All the trim was a mess, drywall in pieces/so ugly. They replaced some of the trim, but we found more when the year was up.
There were soft spots in the floors, they wouldn't even try to fix. They said it was the seams and nothing wrong. The windows didn't and still don't work properly.
It's hot as an over/cold as a freezer in the LR/DR/Kit area - not enough insultion/walls thin/cracks around doors. Roof has leaked in 5 different spots and ruined the ceiling because they didn't seal seams.
Not to mention the sky-high utility bills trying to heat and cool a tin box.
I could go on and on -- we got stuck with a piece of junk, and it's killing us to try to pay for it. We stopped payments once, and tried to move away, but it didn't work out. So now, we're having to pay $400 (added $40+ for legal fees) plus we had to borrow money to catch up, so we have to repay that too.
I would love it if Belmont was made to give us a new home, but not one they built. This one won't last 15 years. Roof sounds like it's gonna blow off when the wind blows.
It just makes us sick, literally, that we are stuck with this piece of junk, and it hurts BAD to have to keep paying for it and doing without to do it.
Don't ever buy anything from Belmont!! They don't make anything that is worth anyones hard earned money.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Lori
Kalkaska,Michigan,
U.S.A.
You're NOT alone!
#2Consumer Comment
Mon, August 22, 2005
Our family is going through a similar situation with our home (32 X 80) that is not yet three years old. Poor workmanship and cheap materials, as well as an apparently poor design in the roof, have now all added up to estimates exceeding the purchase price of our home. In short, if our home were a vehicle, it would be considered 'totalled', unusable for the purpose for which it was built. There truly is no pride in workmanship any more. Our builder was Dutch Housing AKA Fortune Homes, so as you can see, these types of problems seem to be industry wide. They are built to HUD standards (which, in case you're wondering, are NOT superior to the state building codes that stick built homes are built to), and these codes are in serious need of revamping. You can see our ripoff report under the builders name listed above. For those of you contemplating a purchase of one of these homes, take the time to be an informed buyer, don't get taken like so many of us have. As to the original author of this thread, good luck, and our prayers are with you.
Lori
Kalkaska,Michigan,
U.S.A.
You're NOT alone!
#3Consumer Comment
Mon, August 22, 2005
Our family is going through a similar situation with our home (32 X 80) that is not yet three years old. Poor workmanship and cheap materials, as well as an apparently poor design in the roof, have now all added up to estimates exceeding the purchase price of our home. In short, if our home were a vehicle, it would be considered 'totalled', unusable for the purpose for which it was built. There truly is no pride in workmanship any more. Our builder was Dutch Housing AKA Fortune Homes, so as you can see, these types of problems seem to be industry wide. They are built to HUD standards (which, in case you're wondering, are NOT superior to the state building codes that stick built homes are built to), and these codes are in serious need of revamping. You can see our ripoff report under the builders name listed above. For those of you contemplating a purchase of one of these homes, take the time to be an informed buyer, don't get taken like so many of us have. As to the original author of this thread, good luck, and our prayers are with you.
Lori
Kalkaska,Michigan,
U.S.A.
You're NOT alone!
#4Consumer Comment
Mon, August 22, 2005
Our family is going through a similar situation with our home (32 X 80) that is not yet three years old. Poor workmanship and cheap materials, as well as an apparently poor design in the roof, have now all added up to estimates exceeding the purchase price of our home. In short, if our home were a vehicle, it would be considered 'totalled', unusable for the purpose for which it was built. There truly is no pride in workmanship any more. Our builder was Dutch Housing AKA Fortune Homes, so as you can see, these types of problems seem to be industry wide. They are built to HUD standards (which, in case you're wondering, are NOT superior to the state building codes that stick built homes are built to), and these codes are in serious need of revamping. You can see our ripoff report under the builders name listed above. For those of you contemplating a purchase of one of these homes, take the time to be an informed buyer, don't get taken like so many of us have. As to the original author of this thread, good luck, and our prayers are with you.
Lori
Kalkaska,Michigan,
U.S.A.
You're NOT alone!
#5Consumer Comment
Mon, August 22, 2005
Our family is going through a similar situation with our home (32 X 80) that is not yet three years old. Poor workmanship and cheap materials, as well as an apparently poor design in the roof, have now all added up to estimates exceeding the purchase price of our home. In short, if our home were a vehicle, it would be considered 'totalled', unusable for the purpose for which it was built. There truly is no pride in workmanship any more. Our builder was Dutch Housing AKA Fortune Homes, so as you can see, these types of problems seem to be industry wide. They are built to HUD standards (which, in case you're wondering, are NOT superior to the state building codes that stick built homes are built to), and these codes are in serious need of revamping. You can see our ripoff report under the builders name listed above. For those of you contemplating a purchase of one of these homes, take the time to be an informed buyer, don't get taken like so many of us have. As to the original author of this thread, good luck, and our prayers are with you.
