The Texas Registration for Builders Commission is dead!!! (Bailey: appliances, home builders)

[New Order]

They finally put a nail on the coffin of the Texas Builders registration. All they did was to help the builder and not the buyer. Thank god is dead.

[scammed1]

That's funny-Texas Registration Commission- that's about all they did, register builders. They did little or nothing to help victims. There was a sighting of the Bob the builder Perry at the State House last week, behind closed doors no less with some of the "big wigs".. Do ya bet the guy was
M-A-D? His baby has had the doors closed. Good for those elected officals who finally broke tradition of making their campaign contributors the priority and actually took up for their constituents.
Now, once Public Citizen can make others see the light in regards to Mandatory Binding Arbitration and take that out of new home contracts (and all consumer contracts) consumers will be on a level playing field.
Good Job Lege, no, GREAT job!

[Zeta09]

I am glad you all posted this.

I had asked about the TRCC in my post here about it and got several "What is that?" and "I've never heard of it". I would imagine maybe 80% of constructs statewide are fine but if you sign on the line for a house and it starts falling apart where would you go?

This Perry guy seems to be the quintessential eeeeeevvvvveeeellllll CEO. Rubs elbows with all the states big wig legislators, put's a top guy from his company in the TRCC and owns half the state (being facetious). What do you all think?

[loves2read]

I think I am glad Kay Bailey is running for govenor and I am a democrat

[scammed1]

If you are interested in more info on TRCC, the industry , Bob, go to Homeowners for Better Building and Homeowners against Deficient Dwellings.
These are 2 national grassroots organizations that help victims when no one else would. Everyone involved is a volunteer.

[car957]

TRCC was an absolute failure. Even the arbitrators surveyed by the Legislature found that the process was rigged towards the home builders.

Texas has always been a home rule state and local communities generally regulate building construction requirements and adopt commerical and residential building codes. The one thing I thought that would be good about TRCC was state wide adoption of a residential construction code for development in unincorporated areas of counties - even that was a failure, as witnessed by the increasing number of foundation and structural problems in certain areas of the Hill Country with expansive clays.

If you look at the TRCC latest report on their website, they have a > 80% failure rate when it comes to resolving problems. Frankly the only way I would ever build a new home is to hire my own special inspector and write a specification that limited the use of construction adhesives, and specify the use of mechanical connector plates with screwed fasteners in all framing.

[scammed1]

I stated to one county commissioner in my opinion it is a free for all in the unincorporated areas. Unfortunately many defects come to light a few years down the road. Some builders like the one I used only build in these areas. I now understand why.

[loves2read]

yes--water seeks the lowest level...and so do people who want fewest constraints...
they say it is because land is cheaper and their costs are less...but lack of oversight is just as important...
people just don't seem to understand why it sometimes is in their best interests NOT to take the cheapest route...and I don't believe in overpaying for "name brand" and other issues like that...
but the worst mistake someone can make is buying a home that has not been constructed with a certain level of standards...

[scammed1]

If you are familair with the Cull vs. Perry case you will see that in actuality it doesn't matter where a new home is constructed. Too many builders are not held accountable and leave aggrieved homeowners either foreclosing because they will not stand behind their product and the defects are too costly to fix. Does not matter the name of the builder, many of them use the same subcontractors.
As far as price is concerned one may get more up scale appliances or granite top vs. fomica, more spacious bathrooms etc. but the same materials for the most part are used in the building process whether the house is $60,000 or $600,000.
It took awhile for the lawmakers to realize they better step in and help their constituents, except for the 2 that filed the builder bills.
Hopefully, next lege session we can form an agency that will truly help homeowners if they need it.