Cindy
Edmond,#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, March 04, 2002
That's so typical of builders to just ignore your warranty issues, even when they're serious. Builders pass the buck to the subcontractor, and the subs pass it back, and both have total disregard for the homeowner's health and safety, let alone giving the customer what they paid for. The reason builders get away with this so easily now is that the home building industry has politicians in their back pocket, and the industry constantly lobbies for LESS regulation. Many states don't license builders, and many cities don't enforce building codes. When homeowners seek an attorney, they often find that the state's laws don't allow recovery of legal fees, so suing isn't always a practical option. When we had a problem with our builder we found INFORMATION to be the most use to us. We filed here, and on the following site, www.hadd.com and with any gov't agency we could. If you happened to have an FHA or VA loan definitely file with HUD/FHA or VA! A homebuyer has to be very persistent to get a builder problem resolved when the builder has made it obvious they have no intention of honoring the contract.