Texas adopts extremely limited warranties for new home construction

[johncoby2]

Extremely Limited Home Building Standards Adopted by the Texas Residential Construction Commission.

Summary
The newly created Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) approved new home warranty standards for home construction in Texas. These standards provide little protection for homeowners and ample excuses for homebuilders.

For further information contact:
John R. Cobarruvias
President Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings Texas
[e-mail]
281-486-5203 H
281-483-9357 W
281-222-2754 C
 
Austin, TX January 25, 2005 -- The newly created Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) approved and posted new home warranty standards for home construction in Texas. These standards have been in work for over a year, yet fall short of providing adequate protection for new homebuyers.

The Commission, to their credit, held workshops and public hearings to allow the public and consumer groups to provide input, but the final standards are a compromise instead of a standard based upon common building practices and quality workmanship. The building industry will claim these standards will provide protection for consumers, when in fact it provides excuses for shoddy building.

Unfortunately the standards allow for cracks in the walls, in the foundation, and in the exterior of the home which consumer groups and the general public deems unreasonable. It also requires homeowners to "maintain" foundations by correct watering techniques therefore providing a builder excuse for foundation failures. These are only a few of the many serious flaws in these standards that must be brought to the attention of our elected officials.

Because of the low standards, many quality homebuilders in Texas will now have to compete with shoddy builders using the warranty standards as an excuse instead of a guarantee. Instead of having common sense good workmanship, homeowners will now have just one year of protection for the biggest investment of their lifetime.

Although the Commission worked with all interested parties, the Commissioners should have taken more time before making their decision on this very important document.

The warranty standards can be found at the TRCC's website and are in effect June 1, 2005. www.trcc.state.tx.us

[opihimoimoi]

1. BWAHAHAHAHAHA.........................................................

[snippy]

2. This is what happens when people vote republican.

More people need to understand the consequences of their votes. Those consequences go far beyond just allowing the republicans to spread death and destruction.

People need to remember the GOP motto:

Profits over people. Let us prey.

[jburton]

3. Bob Perry (Perry Homes) is HUGE Tx GOP donor...

He was, of course, also the major funder of the Swift Boat Liars.

They know where their $$$ comes from.

[PDittie]

4. I got this from cleanuptexaspolitics.com:

Ever wonder what Texas homebuilders got in return for the almost $9 million they contributed to Texas elections in the last four years?

Ever wonder why mega-developer Bob Perry personally gave $7 million?

"Money and Residential Construction: Texas Home Buyers Left Out in the Cold" -- a report put out by Clean Up Texas Politics.com -- answers those questions: the industry stripped homeowners of their rights to get shoddy construction fixed.

Click here to read the report: http://www.cleanuptexaspolitics.com/homeownersreport

The report gives the full story of the millions given by the homebuilders and the legislation they got in return: the TRCCA. The law ensures that homeowners will have little leverage to get shoddy construction fixed, that homeowners will lose the vast majority of their disputes, and that the process will result in large delays in homeowners receiving redress.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

5. As an added bonus they can sell more home warranty type insurance

That never covers what the consumer expected it to.

I told them they should have voted Democrats into office. :eyes: