TRCC Closing Up Shop
The Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC), which has provided a much needed service for Texas homeowners from any years, is now closing. The TRCC was tasked with providing a level of protection for home buyers against poor quality home remodeling and construction by builders. The agency provide a great asset as an intermediary between homeowners and builders so disputes could be resolve fairly for all parties.
The TRCC is being “sunsetted” as a result of the decision of the 2009 Texas Legislature. The agency’s website defines is as “The Sunset Act, which is chapter 325 of the Government Code, requires that the legislature review each state agency periodically to determine whether the functions of that agency should continue. In the 2009 regular session of the Texas Legislature, the legislature allowed the provisions of Title 16 to expire under Property Code section 401.006 as of September 1, 2009.
This past year, the TRCC fined builders over $2 million for over 750 cases that were ruled against them. Now Arlington and Mansfield Texas area home buyers will be solely responsible for handling issues with their builders. Neither homeowners nor builders will be able to register with the agency.
Detractors from the agency felt that it was more likely to rule on behalf of the builders and would only delay the inevitable court time and costs that homeowners ended up having to pay out of pocket even if their cases did prevail. This sentiment built a lot of unease among homeowners.
Now, homeowners with complaints will have to follow one or more of the alternate resolution routes recommended by the TRCC. These methods include:
• Contacting your builder
• Contacting an attorney to find out legal options
• Contacting the Attorney General’s Consumer Complaint Division
• Contacting the Federal Trade Commission
• Contacting your local County or District Attorney
• Contacting your local Better Business Bureau
4 comments:
Sorry, Tom, but the TRCC did NOT protect homeowners. It was established in 2003 by some big builders to reduce lawsuits. No consumers were represented in the process. Mr. John Krugh, senior VP and corporate counsel for Bob Perry Homes, drafted the TRCC Act that establishing the commission. He was also appointed by Governor Rick Perry as the commission's first commissioner and chairman.
Based on TRCC's own records, reports from two state agencies, and overwhelming public testimony, Texans were worse off with the TRCC than with previous laws (RCLA & DTPA). As the consumer group that convinced lawmakers to shut down the agency, we point to the evidence at http://www.homeownersoftexas.org/TRCC-Eulogy.html.
Tom's never owned a home in TEXAS. TRCC was designed to screw the consumer. By Gov's brother. Wayne's right you should listen to him. Working to get a Lemon Law passed in TEXAS is what you should be looking at. http://www.akbhomesucks.com see what your homebuilder may do to you.
Arlington is famous for the place where KB home built many, many homes on a bomb testing range. See it on YouTube where was the TRCC fighting for homeowners rights? KB Homes met with the Army Corp of engineers before buying the property;therefore KB Homes knew they bought a former bombing range. KB Homes did not clean up the mess, the Army Corp of engineers did. KB Homes was sued, and lost, because they did not let the people know that their houses were built over unexploded bombs that could have the potential to injure or kill people. Want to know how the people found out they had bombs in their backyard? A child was playing and discovered it. The Army corps of engineers gave KB Homes full disclosure, didn’t the Arlington TEXAS home owners deserve the same?
Too bad that TRCC closed... Some people said that over there they made a good job!
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