Reader Donald S. emails that the 41st LD Democrats have passed a resolution in support of SB 5895, the Homeowners’ Bill of Rights.
That’s just so cool. Good on Donald S. and folks in the Fighting 41st.
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We need a real homebuyer’s bill of rights with teeth, not a law that shields crooked contractors from lawsuits like the law they have in Texas, where if a shady builder sells you a shoddy home, you have to pay for repairs yourself unless you let the shady builder fix the problems to his satisfaction (not yours) when he feels like (even if it takes him 5 years to get around to it). Not only that, in Texas, your right to sue is preempted by mandatory arbitration before a panel of homebuilders.
I read on the internet about a couple who bought an expensive new home in Texas. The first time they used the upstairs bathroom, water poured through the dining room ceiling, because the drain pipe hadn’t been connected to the bathtub! That was only one of an almost endless list of problems with the house. The house was uninhabitable and after two years of endless hassles they were still trying fruitlessly to get the contractor to fix it. If I were them, I would have walked away from the mortgage and told the bank it was their problem.
I would never buy a new home in Texas, and no one else should, either. The Texas law is an open invitation for contractors to defraud buyers. I won’t buy a new burrow in Washington, either, until this state has strong consumer protection laws in place to protect homebuyers. Legitimate, competent, homebuilders and burrowdiggers have nothing to fear from such a law. You don’t need legal remedies when you get what you paid for.
This law is good for the legitimate homebuilding industry because it allows families to buy new homes without fear. It’s good for banks because it protects their investment in the mortgage loan and lowers their risk. The only people it hurts are crooked and incompetent builders who need a free hand to cheat their customers in order to stay in business.
Wow..
Nobody cares
David @ 2,
If by “Nobody” you mean “you”, then I don’t disagree with ya, there, Squirt.
Too bad the 41st Legislative delegation listens to Republikan business interests, rather than their own party faithful. Dinocrats abound on the eastsidel. Hopefully, the party can help them find their way to do the right thing for once.
I have to agree with #2. Why is this relevant or interesting? LD’s pass meaningless resolutions all the time.
This is also Brian Weinstein’s former LD, so I’d be utterly shocked if they didn’t support the bill.
Seriously. This is the worst post of the month. Hands down. What a worthless tidbit of information.
2&6 aren’t me.
I’m glad the 41st district dems passed the resolution.
I won’t be buying new construction until a bill with teeth passes either.
RR why would you want to live in Texas anyway? It’s like a third world country. Nothing but assholes like AWOL cunt and coward George H. W. Bush live there. I won’t even do business with any company located in Texas, let alone go there or live there.
Not at all meaningless. I was there, helped revise the language. Donald S (author of the resolution) pointed out that support for this bill by the 41st delegation has been weak. They need to know we are paying attention to what they are, and aren’t doing.
Here is the final text:
@8 You’ve got a point — why should we care what happens to Texans? If you’re foolish enough to live in Texas, you’re probably a Republican. We ought to give that place back to Mexico.
@10
I’m sure we’d have to force them to take it back.
It’s largely inhabited by the likes of puddy, and so is of value only as an illustrative example of moral depravity and adolescent self-indulgence.
But the Dems have been going to GOP Hell since the start of DLC. Who’s surprised?