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The contract’s intent, builders say, is to ensure in writing that the house is delivered by the seller – and that the buyer pays on time. But the effect, critics say, is to leave the buyer with little or no …

Residents of Nature’s Watch townhouses knew it would cost a bundle to repair the scores of units experts say were damaged by water seeping in around shoddy construction. The problem at Nature’s Watch is water. It has seeped in around …

Even with high levels of unhealthy mold in her house, a First Coast woman says she cannot afford to move her family out.

Law pending Governor’s signature requires homeowners give builders notice and possibly an opportunity to cure alleged building defects before filing suit, or commencing arbitration of their claim.

Because Ivan and the 12 other home buyers had no bargaining power, the judge continued, the contract presented to them by the home builder was a contract of adhesion. Its provision for “judicial reference” to a court-appointed referee was unconscionable, …