Home Construction Standards, Warranties Now Effective in Texas
Texas / South Central News • June 13, 2005
All homebuilders and remodelers in Texas must now offer new mandated warranties and building performance standards for home construction as outlined by the Texas Residential Construction ...
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Subject: Texas new home warranty - A Builder's Disclaimer.
Posted On: June 13, 2005, 8:11 pm CDT
Posted By: Janet Ahmad
Comment:
TRCC seems to have no authority to help homeowners, but has plenty of authority to help builders. The agency set a new standard for “good enough for the public,†meaning substandard minimums. Behind these standards is a scandal involving Texas A&M and the Construction Science Department that got a $40,000 TRCC grant to draft a State Limited Warranty and Performance Standards. The co-principals heading the project are two attorneys who are not construction experts, but in fact Business Risk Management experts.
The standards fall short of protecting homebuyers, allowing foundations to crack and tilt significantly. Unlimited interior and exterior cracks throughout homes are now the acceptable standard.
What gives Texas builders an incentive to build a home that will last the life of the mortgage if the consumers are the ones being regulated? For now, Texas homebuyers are stuck with TRCC and the Limited Warranty that serves the industry as a builder disclaimer to shirk responsibility, offering the least buyer protection in the nation.
Janet Ahmad, President
HomeOwners for Better Building
(210)402-6800
Subject: Texas new home warranty - A Builder's Disclaimer.
The standards fall short of protecting homebuyers, allowing foundations to crack and tilt significantly. Unlimited interior and exterior cracks throughout homes are now the acceptable standard.
What gives Texas builders an incentive to build a home that will last the life of the mortgage if the consumers are the ones being regulated? For now, Texas homebuyers are stuck with TRCC and the Limited Warranty that serves the industry as a builder disclaimer to shirk responsibility, offering the least buyer protection in the nation.
Janet Ahmad, President
HomeOwners for Better Building
(210)402-6800