- Report: #238714
Complaint Review: PASTO INC AKA GENE MALLIN - CARDIFF BY THE SEA California
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PASTO INC AKA GENE MALLIN
P.O. Box 202, Cardiff By The Sea, CA CARDIFF BY THE SEA, 92007 California, U.S.A.
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760-943-1472
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PASTO INC AKA GENE MALLIN NEW HOME RIP-OFF; CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS; BUILDER NOT PROVIDING WARRANTY CARDIFF BY THE SEA California
I bought a brand new home in 2004 for $715,000 from the Pasto Inc. We spent $30,000 on upgrades and the developer added this to our loan. One of the partners of the company sold my home in order to buy his home.We feel that this was a conflict of interest and feel we were forced to sell in order to buy. He was only looking after his benefit. We regret selling our beautiful 5 bed/4 bath home with a swimming pool for this new home. During the first year, we experienced a long concrete crack down the middle of our 100 feet long driveway. We reported this to the developer and he did nothing about it. Over 6 months, the crack got wider and I decided to seal the cracks to prevent further damage and because of the rainy season. Come to find out, the developer failed to place re-bar to prevent the cracking. After battling with the developer, he finally removed the cracking section and repoured the concrete. Just recently, we experienced another construction defect in the master shower. The developer incorrectly installed the shower pan which resulted in mold, dry fungus, and deteriorated the walls. The cost to remediate the mold was $9,000. My insurance company denied my claim due to the developer's faulty construction. I notified the developer and he denied responsibility. This has created a financial hardship and I had to take out loans and withdraw from my retirement savings.
Albert
san marcos, California
U.S.A.
Albert
san marcos, California
U.S.A.
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Thomas
Anderson,South Carolina,
U.S.A.
Why not contact the builder?
#2Consumer Comment
Sun, March 11, 2007
$715,000 is not a cheap house and should be properly built. I don't understand this part: "One of the partners of the company sold my home in order to buy his home. We feel that this was a conflict of interest and feel we were forced to sell in order to buy. He was only looking after his benefit. We regret selling our beautiful 5 bed/4 bath home with a swimming pool for this new home. " I also wonder why someone would buy a $715,000 house if they are going to find a $9000 tab to be a hardship. And it would seem that if a $9000 tab IS a hardship, then how could you afford to buy the new house (presumably you signed a contract) and ALSO keep your "beautiful 5 bed/4 bath home with a swimming pool ..." Very confusing...
Albert
san marcos,California,
U.S.A.
PLEASE REMOVE THIS
#3Author of original report
Sat, March 10, 2007
DO NOT CONTACT BUILDER
