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Homeowners Need More Than Texas Plan Provides.
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The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13–Texas laws don’t provide homebuyers much recourse against bad homebuilders. Homebuilders aren’t licensed or bonded. There are no statewide building standards. Moreover, a complicated and expensive binding arbitration process in many contracts also discourages homeowners from pursuing claims against negligent builders. Even if a homeowner files a lawsuit under the state’s Residential Construction Liability Act, he had better prepare for a long, complicated and frustrating legal… |
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