well, sounds like we now can sue the city because the inspectors passed a house that was not fit for living. foundation not connected and windows installed w/o leak protection. so it’s not only the construction company but also the city with the inspectors. sounds like it was gyped somewhere.
Hmm….. How again is a $200,000 house worth a $3,000,000 award?
And is anyone else disgusted that the legal expenses are now 350% of the price of the home?
If you’re a residential contractor wondering why no P&C market will touch you with a 30′ pole, here’s a great example of why. Try hiring a reputable warterproofing contractor instead of pulling up to Home Depot at 6am.
It sounds like an atypical mold claim. This situation had bad manufacturing examples that led to mold. It’s different than a home owner letting a leaky pipe go on and on without repair. Bad construction is something different. http://www.arizonahomeownerinsurance.biz
The fraud component of the damages was a million dollars. The actual damages to the homeowner were subject to treble damages under the Ohio Consumer Sales Act.
The Act was passed to encourage injured parties to litigate consumer sales fraud so the costs of the litigation were not borne by the taxpayers, but instead the vendors that commit fraudulent acts.
The difficulty with pushing the costs of litigation onto the injured party is that there has to be an incentive to put out the thousands of dollars it takes to get something to trial.
Every home inspection I have ever had includes a clause in the inspection contract that states they are not responsible for anything they missed, and the option to pay them more for the right to sue them if they did miss anything. Granted, I’ve never had reason to sue any of my home inspectors, but the clause is there.
We know all about home inspections. Lets take inspections in ALabama for example. If you hire a licenced inspector and he misses MAJOR defects then you can file a complaint with the State of Alabama. Then if your alligations are proven correct the state will fine the inspector. And guess what the inspector pays the state the fine and the homeowner gets NOTHING.
I also had the insurance company come out and they took pictures and made their appearance before writing the policy that was no good because they wrote it on a substandard, defective house. Try suing an inspector. Trying sueing anyone who wrongs a consumer. Arbitration clauses prevent justice every where you turn. Next thing you will say is you should have had a licenced realator well we had one of those too. Google my name and read how much inspections help. I get so angry reading the comeents of people who have no clue as to what they are talking about. I do not want to seem like I am making a personal attack but please read what is going on in this big buiness screw the consumer world.
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well, sounds like we now can sue the city because the inspectors passed a house that was not fit for living. foundation not connected and windows installed w/o leak protection. so it’s not only the construction company but also the city with the inspectors. sounds like it was gyped somewhere.
I wonder who will file suit first – the homeowners, the construction firm, or the insurance company. Nobody has seen the last of this one.
Hmm….. How again is a $200,000 house worth a $3,000,000 award?
And is anyone else disgusted that the legal expenses are now 350% of the price of the home?
If you’re a residential contractor wondering why no P&C market will touch you with a 30′ pole, here’s a great example of why. Try hiring a reputable warterproofing contractor instead of pulling up to Home Depot at 6am.
….wasn’t attached to the foundation, the wrong windows led to leaks and waterproofing wasn’t done properly.
Sounds like a great idea for background for a sitcom, but it might be a little too scary for some viewers!
It sounds like an atypical mold claim. This situation had bad manufacturing examples that led to mold. It’s different than a home owner letting a leaky pipe go on and on without repair. Bad construction is something different.
http://www.arizonahomeownerinsurance.biz
The fraud component of the damages was a million dollars. The actual damages to the homeowner were subject to treble damages under the Ohio Consumer Sales Act.
The Act was passed to encourage injured parties to litigate consumer sales fraud so the costs of the litigation were not borne by the taxpayers, but instead the vendors that commit fraudulent acts.
The difficulty with pushing the costs of litigation onto the injured party is that there has to be an incentive to put out the thousands of dollars it takes to get something to trial.
Buyer beware!
that is what i thought….but the inspector should have caught a few of these errors….if not, then i would have sued the inspector!…
you are right, if it was listed and i still purchased the home. then i am at fault and will have to pay.
Every home inspection I have ever had includes a clause in the inspection contract that states they are not responsible for anything they missed, and the option to pay them more for the right to sue them if they did miss anything. Granted, I’ve never had reason to sue any of my home inspectors, but the clause is there.
We know all about home inspections. Lets take inspections in ALabama for example. If you hire a licenced inspector and he misses MAJOR defects then you can file a complaint with the State of Alabama. Then if your alligations are proven correct the state will fine the inspector. And guess what the inspector pays the state the fine and the homeowner gets NOTHING.
I also had the insurance company come out and they took pictures and made their appearance before writing the policy that was no good because they wrote it on a substandard, defective house. Try suing an inspector. Trying sueing anyone who wrongs a consumer. Arbitration clauses prevent justice every where you turn. Next thing you will say is you should have had a licenced realator well we had one of those too. Google my name and read how much inspections help. I get so angry reading the comeents of people who have no clue as to what they are talking about. I do not want to seem like I am making a personal attack but please read what is going on in this big buiness screw the consumer world.