Originally Posted By: Mike Parks
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Some info for those who work in Texas.
"Historic Texas Homebuilder Law to Take Effect January 1, 2004.
Summary:
For the first time in Texas history the Texas homebuilding industry will be
regulated by a newly created Texas Residential Construction Commission
created solely to address new home construction defects and abuse of
consumers.
Contact:
John R. Cobarruvias
Texas President of Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings (HADD)
281-486-5203 H
281-483-9357 W
john.cobarruvias@hadd.com
HOUSTON, TX (PRWEB) December 26 2003-- For the first time in Texas history a
law regulating the Texas homebuilding industry will take effect Jan 1, 2004.
A newly formed commission, the Texas Residential Construction Commission
(TRCC), will regulate Texas homebuilders and their methods of building homes
and resolving conflicts. According to a Texas Senate study, the Commission
is expected to receive over 12,000 complaints in the first year alone.
"Despite the claims of the Texas Builders Association, the TRCC was created
for one purpose and one purpose only, that was to curb the abuse by Texas
homebuilders when they refuse to take responsibility for their defects in
new homes" said John Cobarruvias President of HADD Texas.
Over the last two legislation sessions the issues concerning new home
defects, the lack of timely repairs, the abuse of arbitration, and the
extreme limitations of the 10-year warranties were brought to the attention
of Texas lawmakers. This resulted in numerous hearings including two interim
studies on the abuse of arbitration in the House of Representatives.
House Bill 730 was created in 2003 to address these issues, although there
is great concern in the implementation. "We are concerned the Commission
will be overrun by the building industry, creating a dispute resolution
processes which will overly favor the builders, and setting their own
building standards or adopting the extreme limitations of the 10-year
warranties as law." continues John Cobarruvias.
This concern was emphasized when Governor Perry appointed the lead counsel
for Perry Homes, John Krugh to the Commission. Perry Homes was the biggest
donor to Governor Perry during the 2002 elections.
"We were promised this Commission was to provide much needed protection for
consumers and it has been advertised as such, but we intend to monitor it
closely and base our conclusions on the actions by the Commission." says
Cobarruvias
Further information can be found at http://www.hadd.com/texas
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For More Information Contact:
John R. Cobarruvias
Texas President of Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings (HADD)
281-486-5203 H
281-483-9357 W
john.cobarruvias@hadd.com"
Mike P.