Swift boater Bob Perry has his personal homebuilder commission abolished!!!!

[johncoby2]

Ill-fated Home Builders Commission to be Abolished
Texas Legislators lets the sun set on the Texas Residential Construction Commission


May 22, 2009 For immediate release.

For more information contact:
John Cobarruvias, Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings, Houston 281-536-2457
http://bayareahouston.blogspot.com/2009/05/sun-sets-on-bob-perrys-builder.html

Tom Archer, President Homeowners of Texas Austin 512-970-8817

(Austin, Texas) Consumer groups across Texas are rejoicing over the decision by Texas Legislators to abolish the ill-fated, 6 year old, Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC trick).

According to John Cobarruvias of Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings "The TRCC was nothing but a builder protection agency shielding builders from being held accountable for construction defects. This is a great day for consumers in Texas".

In 2003 the Texas Legislature passed the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act, creating a Commission to regulate the home building industry and provide consumer protection for new home buyers. Six years later the Texas Comptrollers Office and the Texas Sunset Commission have called for the abolishment of the TRCC. As the reports stated, the Commission is nothing more than a “builder protection agency” with “fundamental flaws that do more harm than good”.

"Much credit goes to the new consumer organization, Homeowners of Texas, who worked hard to convince lawmakers that like a new home with a severely flawed foundation, the TRCC could not be repaired. HOT should be commended for their hard work on behalf of the consumers of Texas." says Cobarruvias

According to the rules of the Sunset Commission the sun will slowly set on the TRCC with operations winding down over the next few months.

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Homeowners Against Defiecent Dwellings
C/O John Cobarruvias
14646 Cardinal Creek Ct
Houston, Texas 77062
US

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John Cobarruvias
Houston, Texas

[Baby Snooks]

1. V-I-C-T-O-R-Y

Thank you John for all your years of hard work educating the public, and the legislature, about Bob Perry! Can Rick Perry veto this?

[johncoby2]

2. No. It is veto proof.

If the "sunset" bill for the TRCC didnt pass, the TRCC would have to be abolished.
The bill would save it. But the bill failed.

There is another bill that is a catch all, fall back bill. If they put the TRCC on that, it would give them 2 more years of life, then we do it all again. But it is not on that catch all bill.

and THANKS!!!! 6 years of screwing homeowners and we finally got it stopped!!!!!

[Baby Snooks]

5. Maybe he'll leave Texas...

Bob Perry may start to worry about those lawsuits again. He himself admitted to 60 when this began. I heard it was far, far more than just 60. He just settled with most of them.

Maybe he'll leave Texas. Here's to the door hitting him on the way out...

[WolverineDG]

3. Congratulations John!!

:woohoo: :party: :woohoo:

dg

[onestepforward]

4. Great news! n/t

[Downwinder]

6. Can suits be filed after the sunset

for dameges while the Commission was in effect?

[johncoby2]

7. Rarely.

Most homebuilder contracts have mandatory arbitration which has been proven to be grossly unfair, expensive, and abusive.

And before you went to arbitration you HAD to go through the TRCCs process which required an attorney and was very complicated and time consuming. It also had legal ramifications.

We suggested that they make this process easy to use and non binding. Make it a real mediation process, but the builders didnt want that.

[sonias]

8. Wonderful news John!

Just got back into town. Looks like I missed quite a bit. You hit the jackpot! Good work there!
:yourock:

:woohoo:

Sonia

[tammywammy]

9. Great news

And good job!