Buyer Beware: Even When You Do Everything Right - 07/10/07 11:30 AM
    KOMO News published yesterday a startling story about the homebuyers who did everything right in purchasing their home; only to end up living in a toxic, flooded, waste-ridden moneypit that drove them into bankruptcy. 
    The 1940s farmhouse in Edmonds seemed quiet, picturesque, and the perfect place for the Nealeys to raise their family.  Shortly after they moved in, however, the family members began to develop bloody noses, migraines, respiratory infections, and asthma. They soon discovered the cause: only weeks after the family moved in in 2001, heavy rains flooded the small stream running through the peaceful backyard, beginning a season … (10 comments)

Agents: Many Washington State Builders Miss Out On New Protections From Construction Defect Claims - 07/09/07 12:11 PM
    Many Washington State builders, particularly in the single-family home market, are failing to take advantage of recent changes to Washington law regarding construction defect claims.  Specifically, these builders are failing to include in their purchase and sale agreements a notice to homebuyers that may prevent that homebuyer from commencing a construction defect lawsuit until after the homebuyer has complied with several statutory notice requirements that aim to provide the builder with an opportunity to cure the alleged defects.
     RCW 64.50, the Construction Defect Claims Act, became effective in 2002 at the instance of the construction industry.  The law aims … (4 comments)

 

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