Don't buy a DR Horton home. I'm a construction manager in Arizona for 28 years and I can tell you no reputable Builder would treat a customer like this. If the home wasn't ready at closing time we would have made it right whether that be put them up in a hotel and pay for all storage and food cost Etc. We would have also compensated her monetarily for this challenge. This is absolutely unexcusable. She should sue DR Horton and her realtor. What kind of a jackass realtor would not take care of their fiduciary duty to their client and allow her to close?
I've been reading and scrolling through these comments, and I'm baffled by the number of people concerned with the checks and balances and entitlement via compensation. It is better if we all look solely at the greatest common factor or denominator. Look and investigate the cause of the wet and humid environment and condensation in the first place. Condensation and mold form for a reason, ceiling detachmnt which is also a no-brainer. She loved ( past tense) the house and later agreed to close, so then let bygones be. She didn't expect that the repair work would be a big issue and both parties at that. Hence, it took a month for any party to agree on anything, especially if the local media came in and both parties needed representation suddenly. Legend has it that the garage section wasn't affected whatsoever or even mentioned on any threads or posts out there. This is a seasonal thing in Boston etc people love to power their A.C. even after all windows or porch windows are open. Trust me, bro, mold will form at the back of walls and ceilings tiles structural integrity will be compromised. Electrical wiring pathways will attract moisture droplets and, of course, worst of all, the walls that hold paper or tiles running along the shower head pipes will condense. I've not read one complaint sighting any structural failure on a garage or basement failure. No A.C. on garages, too, come on, they keep expensive liquor at basements for hundreds of years for multitudes of reasons. So that is all. Big communication breakdown at its finest.😶🫣
I bought a DR Horton home in Texas. My parents also bought in the same subdivision. The first year I had to move my parents in with me because of foundation issues. The went back home six weeks later. Faulty plumbing was installed in all homes and now all homes are having foundation issues including mine. This builder has stolen all my parents retirement and is now working on mine. He has no soul. Only an evil person would be capable of this.
Almost every builder has terrible reviews, lennar, Ryan, Dr Horton, even luxury builder toll brothers, they pretty much leave u with no choice if you really want to buy a home on a budget
Be very careful with builder, when you gave them the down payment as deposit, they will ask you to sign a unfair contract. You would not able to get out of it. Be very careful. Most of the builder didn’t finish their house bullied the buyer to sign to close. Cause you already signed the contract and gave them down payment. Our Buidler didn’t even finish before they threatened us to close. It’s TM.
Lol I encourage any people looking to build a home in the area to stay away from D.R. Horton. I know they must have homes out there with no issues but I have heard so many issues that I would never buy a home this company built. Mainly because when there are issues you have to fight tooth and nail to get them to treat you like you should be treated. They are going to fight so hard not to reimburse this woman anything that they owe her.
Dr Horton homes is a multi-billion dollar company. You'd think they'd be able to reimburse her. She would've never had those expenses if they gave her a move in ready newly constructed home at closing like the contract stated. I hope she gets an attorney and sues them for reimbursement plus more. They should've made things right IMMEDIATELY instead of putting her and her family through this stressful situation. I will never do business with Dr Horton. Wow... I can't believe they even blamed sub contractors. Dr Horton hired the sub contractors! They're just projecting the blame elsewhere to not take responsibility. Ultimately Dr Horton is responsible.
I agree with everything you said well. There have been class-action lawsuits with these builders but I do not know how successful they eventually are. Unfortunately for buyers, they sign contracts with stipulations that if they try to sue the builders, then their "builder warranties" will be voided and there will be other legal problems which frustrates the hell out of these buyers as their misery worsens along with their home issues.
What lender allows a closing on an inhabitable property. Technically, the house is the bank’s collateral when a buyer is financed. Some banks refuse to finance a home with exposed concrete floors or not deemed “move in ready”. This lady’s pushed to close on an unfinished property needs legal assistance. Unfortunately, most real-estate attorneys don’t take cases on contingency & are quite expensive bc it’s a specialty.
"In house" financing from a builder - is that like car dealer buy here pay here, but for houses? Does it negate some of the oversight and protections compared to other types of loans? What kind of rates would you typically see in this? D.R.H. demanded you close in spite of obvious fundamental issues or face penalties, but the real estate agent didn't sound the alarm and got their commission paid? What kind of penalties are normal when you back out of the closing process?
@@latoyacarter2879 Got it that makes sense so they get you on both ends $$$ but how stupid is it to loan money on a horribly built home with no inspections. They seems to find many people who don't understand the fundamentals of building a new home. Its a nightmare and financially can ruin you.
As others mentioned below, the lender was DHI--which is owned by DR Horton. Chances are the home was purchased in her father's name--w/ VA financing. The should file a complaint w/ the VA; if DHI loses their ability to originate VA loans, it will be painful.
They need to give her an entirely new home and pay her living expenses until this is remedied! This is ridiculous! No one should do business with them. Just horrible. I hope nothing happens to her dad in this time.
Totally ridiculous, it seems that they even bullied her into closing. Get a lawyer, and don't stop until that mess of a house is actually free! Half a million dollars for that house is just insane. They should not even be comfortable with that house being shown like that. Dr. Horton shame on you, that is horrible. The realtor should be sued as well. Disgusting🤬‼️
@godbluffvdgg So let me guess you would be one of those individuals you wouldn't be able to afford a lawyer🤔 It's my opinion, and don't think for a moment you're checking me on it. Get lost with that, you people sh**! And find someone else to play with‼️
@@godbluffvdggDid you not hear her story and how 6 people are squashed in 1 apartment???? Of course she wanted to better her living situation and do you really think she anticipated this fuck up?! 🙄
They are the lender They have thier own title and it’s their agents. I’m in title and they make it virtually difficult for other title companies to close this
We bought DR Horton last fall. We have a few issues like all new homes but this is ridiculous and awful for the family. I would have never closed. D R needs to be held accountable.
Yep, this is on her for closing before these issues were resolved. Also, never give a deposit to a builder but rather to an independent title company not associated with the builder. Also get a real estate buyers agent to represent you.
DR Horton along with KB Homes and Lennar build the worst most expensive homes Americans can buy. It does not matter what part of the country you live in, these are shoddily built homes that have more issues out the gate then my 68 year old home has had in the 22 years I've been in it.
How was she able to close with the bank? Unless she used a D.R. Horton preferred lender? I don’t know. It’s sickening. I probably would have taken them to court. And shame on that greedy realtor.
True, she shouldn't have closed on the home in an incomplete or unsatisfactory condition, but if you listened to everything she said - D R Horton's sales agent threatened her with consequences if she did not close. she was bullied into closing.
I feel bad for her but you cannot close on a home if the condition is that bad. Go straight to a lawyer. Of course the realtor wanted her to close so he could move on and get his commission. I'm sure he told her "its under warranty, just work with them to get stuff fixed". I've worked with enough realtors to know that you need to not always take everything they say as gospel. In the end it is YOUR mortgage, YOUR house, YOUR mental wellbeing, and YOUR money on the line. Once you close the realtor gets their check and moves on from it and you are left to deal with whatever the situation is.
Path to recourse is almost non-existent. Dealing with similar issue. County can't/won't do anything. I hope to see laws to protect consumers from shady builders and their practices.
I currently live in a DR Horton home and it has major defects. I hope they get their act together because their homes are truly beautiful to look at..but its what you can't see that is the problem
My heart goes out to you. I can only imagine what you are going through and I hope the repairs can be made to your satisfaction. (See my above comments.)
I am willing to bet you will have more issues with your new home than I will over the next 20 years than I will in my 68 year old home. My house has had some work done to it that shouldn't need repair for 20 years.
They do this to everyone. I have yet to have my 1 year inspection warranty fixes, and I've lived in my home for 4 years. My realtor did the same shit to me!
I went through something very similar with a well known home builder, I went after them & WON. She needs to find a Real Estate Attorney on a contingency basis ...She needs to file suit against DR HORTON & File Complaint against her realtor for bullying her into closing on that home... File a claim against the Realtor's Errors & Omissions Insurance & A complaint with the State of Florida Realtors Licensing to have THAT REALTORS LICENSE REVOKED....I know exactly what you are going through my 💜 & 🙏 is with you & your family.
Hey Regina, my neighbors and I are beginning to notice a lot of design flaws in our Dr. Horton Community. Only time will tell if it gets worse. Would you mind sharing some info on how you got started with your lawsuit? I want to be ready and informed for when the time comes. As of now, everything everyone has said about this company in the comments, and also on other websites are true and I feel like I’m about to live the same nightmare.
Where is Morgan and Morgan when you need them? I am sure that they have the experience to take on a major company and make every billable hour they can.
How the hell did they pass the county/city inspection??? If they can close with a skeleton house im not sure if that house is safe to live in. Get the lawyers this is wrong every step of the way
I purchased a DR Horton home in SC. My home flooded due to improper plumbing installation. I've been displaced from my home for coming up on EIGHT MONTHS!!! DR Horton completely ghosted me until a few weeks ago!!!! DR Horrible! They are DESPICABLE!!
This is standard operating procedure for DR Horton. Everyone in our neighborhood has the blue tape for at least a couple weeks until the subcontractors get back. With this system, you are taking supervisory responsibilities away from the overworked construction superintendents and DR gets their money upfront (hell of a business plan). I still have unresolved fixes from 2 months ago. Quality of the subs is poor and you are supposed to accept it and supervise the fixes. It all works itself our if you are patient and ok with paying them first then waiting and waiting.... sad thing is, its still cheaper than a 10 year old preowned home
So much of this should have been addressed during the build and not at closing. If your framing has warped from being exposed to water for a prolonged period of time, and the builder is moving on to insulation and drywall, then it is pretty clear they do not plan on fixing anything.
I purchased a new DR Horton home in 2020 (North Texas). Nothing but a solid build. I had inspectors inspect every year for the first three years. No problem. I have an extended warranty. (Garbage disposal replaced at no cost to me). I love my new DR home and it has been wonderful.
Probably bcuz they were short on supplies from 2020 epidemic. Shortage on shipments from overseas. Then they tried to hurry up to build when they got the supplies. Doesn’t make it right. I teach my kids, do it right the first time so you don’t have to do it over again. I hope she finds Justice in this situation.
Twenty five years ago, I worked in the office for DR Horton. They had many unsatisfied buyers back them too. And honestly, Im surprised they are still in business! In addition to the homes being poorly built and managed, they are generic!
I think it is highly dependent on the area / division you are buying from them in. I work for a subcontractor that does a lot of work for D R Horton in the Coastal Carolina market and while I have seen my share of minor issues, I have never seen or heard of anything to this level happening in any of our markets.
SHE SHOULD GET ANOTHER NEW HOUSE AND NOT THAT TRASHED HOUSE. REGARDLESS OF WHAT SHE PAID 541K OR 101K. ANOTHER BRAND NEW HOUSE AND ALL THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES TOO AND THEN SOME. I WOULD SUE THEM AND THE ESCROW COMPANY.
They care to get another property tax payer on the rolls. New home, closed, means new taxpayer added to boost the county budget. That's about all they care about.
I also had issue with dr horton. Bought fresh new home from dr horton and in a month my pipes were blocked and had small pellet rocks in pipes. Notified dr horton but seems no one care to solve the issue. The sub contracts they keep us waiting and waiting and when they showed after a month or two they never do a permanent fix they blame builder dr horton. While dr never check with customer wether issue is resolved. I had 1year warranty ticket created its now more than 6months no one came to check the issues. Very bad service once home is sold they don't care.
Dr Horton is such a mediocre builder that all it cares about is profits. Poor woman, don’t buy a Dr Horton home because they don’t check on there trades and hold them responsible, always pointing the finger at someone else. Some people don’t have a choice and prime locations keep going up. Shame on you dr horton!! Do the right thing, simple.
DR Horton builds some of the cheapest houses available. You can’t buy from them and expect to get quality construction. Having worked for them and competitors, there are often cases where people aren’t happy simply because their expectations far exceed their budget. In this case the house should have been knocked down and rebuilt after the hurricane. You’re better off buying an old house than buying new from DR Horton. Homes they built in the 70s and 80s are virtually worthless so think about what these pieces of junk will be worth in 30 years.
I own a new DR Horton- my 5 BR 3.5 Bath house is slowly falling apart. I’m so pissed- from the ceiling drywall not screwed into the beams to the water around the primary BR shower pan. As soon as the rates drop- I’m selling it
Wow.. D.r horton .blackmailed her, talk about a knife at her throat. You guys have to share this video. I'm sorry this family have to be at the mercy of d.r Horton's greed. They will never take the responsibility and own up to their mistakes, but continue to pass the blame elsewhere. Thanks to this, my family an I dodged a bullet.
I learned a long time ago if you can avoid dealing with any construction company that uses subcontractors. Subcontractor = scapegoat for the company. Instead of fixing the problem they will blame subcontractors as a delay tactic, and hope you get fed up and quit. If you can buy from or hire companies who have employees, not subcontractors.
Does that exist outside of mobile home manufacturers? Think of all the licensed or specific trades needed. Plumbing, electrical, concrete, cabinets etc, etc
She never should of signed on closing. These spec builders are animals and once they get their money, theres no incentive for them to fix anyrhing. Dr Horton has a 1.5 star review on most review websites so buyer beware.
I am familiar DR HORTON. My sister bought a brand new home from them, it was built well to completion with roof , walls. everything. I wonder why they started slacking on quality of their work ? Are they financially struggling and can't purchase supplies to finish the job, if that's the case then should not sell the house and cancel the closing. Give buyer back their money and finish building on the house until completely done. Don't sell a 75 % finished home!
They should have them knock it down and have another builder start fresh. Even if they try to fix the damage there is still going to be mold in the house. That stuff is a killer in any house. Warned a neighbor about mold when he was doing rehab (no respirator) work on his home many years ago. He did not heed the warning and was gone a year or so later.
I have watched DR Horton homes go up. Garbage to say the least. Block walls are build on concreat slabs that aren`t even cured yet. They will hire any contractor who is breathing.
541,000 - disgraceful work - they won’t sell another home until that disappears from social media - they are gonna need to add a minivan to the driveway to fix this issue - get a lawyer!
Why would one close? Her own fault, period. No sympathy. Just because it cost alot doesn't mean it's a quality build, but looking at that, no way would i close and say, "sure, I want to own this mess".
Absolutely right. Do a pre-closing walk-through and reject it. Let them threaten $250 a day all they want. She *accepted* the problem she has by closing.
I’m a spec home builder. I can’t close a sale until every single item on a punch out list is completed and inspected by the buyers’ home inspector. This only closed because DR Horror is huge and strings are pulled for them. I can’t hardly find building lots in my area for them snapping up everything they can get with their buying power. Because of the volume of homes they build some buyers will end up getting the fid. A navy boatswain mates tool for splicing rope into knots etc. It’s long and tapered and used to create openings in the rope to pass the strands through. It would be very painful to have it shoved into your bum. Much like the pain this poor woman and her family must be feeling. They could easily make her whole but won’t raise a finger until forced to. They blow.
I'm a general contractor and a word of advice to anyone looking to buy a new house. Never buy a DR Horton home they have been building thrash since the early 2000's and these homes are literally falling apart. The title company should of never of closed on this. There is no way it had a CO issued in that condition and if it did I'd sue the city inspectors office. Either way she needs to contact a lawyer because there's a list of people for her to sue.
There’s a housing shortage that shores up the market, but you have fuckery like this happening in most all of the new home builds. The American dream is dead
Don't buy a DR Horton home. I'm a construction manager in Arizona for 28 years and I can tell you no reputable Builder would treat a customer like this. If the home wasn't ready at closing time we would have made it right whether that be put them up in a hotel and pay for all storage and food cost Etc. We would have also compensated her monetarily for this challenge. This is absolutely unexcusable. She should sue DR Horton and her realtor. What kind of a jackass realtor would not take care of their fiduciary duty to their client and allow her to close?
What kind of realtor? The majority of them. Realtors are scumbags. ALL of them.
She can’t afford an attorney. She’s stuck!
I've been reading and scrolling through these comments, and I'm baffled by the number of people concerned with the checks and balances and entitlement via compensation. It is better if we all look solely at the greatest common factor or denominator.
Look and investigate the cause of the wet and humid environment and condensation in the first place. Condensation and mold form for a reason, ceiling detachmnt which is also a no-brainer. She loved ( past tense) the house and later agreed to close, so then let bygones be. She didn't expect that the repair work would be a big issue and both parties at that. Hence, it took a month for any party to agree on anything, especially if the local media came in and both parties needed representation suddenly.
Legend has it that the garage section wasn't affected whatsoever or even mentioned on any threads or posts out there. This is a seasonal thing in Boston etc people love to power their A.C. even after all windows or porch windows are open. Trust me, bro, mold will form at the back of walls and ceilings tiles structural integrity will be compromised. Electrical wiring pathways will attract moisture droplets and, of course, worst of all, the walls that hold paper or tiles running along the shower head pipes will condense. I've not read one complaint sighting any structural failure on a garage or basement failure. No A.C. on garages, too, come on, they keep expensive liquor at basements for hundreds of years for multitudes of reasons. So that is all. Big communication breakdown at its finest.😶🫣
They’ve been having class action lawsuits on them for quite some time now
You can't sue them. All of the big box builders include mandatory arbitration clauses now.
I bought a DR Horton home in Texas. My parents also bought in the same subdivision. The first year I had to move my parents in with me because of foundation issues. The went back home six weeks later. Faulty plumbing was installed in all homes and now all homes are having foundation issues including mine. This builder has stolen all my parents retirement and is now working on mine. He has no soul. Only an evil person would be capable of this.
That is crazy!!
Do a search of D R Horton build problems, you will find LOTS. This is so sad for that family, what a nightmare.
Almost every builder has terrible reviews, lennar, Ryan, Dr Horton, even luxury builder toll brothers, they pretty much leave u with no choice if you really want to buy a home on a budget
Wow! I’ll be looking for a home soon so I’m glad to see this.
It's not just Done wRong Horton homes, but Knot Bad Homes and Lennar are doing the same thing. Plenty of videos about those houses too.
Be very careful with builder, when you gave them the down payment as deposit, they will ask you to sign a unfair contract. You would not able to get out of it. Be very careful. Most of the builder didn’t finish their house bullied the buyer to sign to close. Cause you already signed the contract and gave them down payment. Our Buidler didn’t even finish before they threatened us to close. It’s TM.
Lol I encourage any people looking to build a home in the area to stay away from D.R. Horton. I know they must have homes out there with no issues but I have heard so many issues that I would never buy a home this company built. Mainly because when there are issues you have to fight tooth and nail to get them to treat you like you should be treated. They are going to fight so hard not to reimburse this woman anything that they owe her.
Thank you
Dr Horton homes is a multi-billion dollar company. You'd think they'd be able to reimburse her. She would've never had those expenses if they gave her a move in ready newly constructed home at closing like the contract stated. I hope she gets an attorney and sues them for reimbursement plus more. They should've made things right IMMEDIATELY instead of putting her and her family through this stressful situation. I will never do business with Dr Horton. Wow... I can't believe they even blamed sub contractors. Dr Horton hired the sub contractors! They're just projecting the blame elsewhere to not take responsibility. Ultimately Dr Horton is responsible.
I agree with everything you said well. There have been class-action lawsuits with these builders but I do not know how successful they eventually are. Unfortunately for buyers, they sign contracts with stipulations that if they try to sue the builders, then their "builder warranties" will be voided and there will be other legal problems which frustrates the hell out of these buyers as their misery worsens along with their home issues.
What lender allows a closing on an inhabitable property. Technically, the house is the bank’s collateral when a buyer is financed. Some banks refuse to finance a home with exposed concrete floors or not deemed “move in ready”. This lady’s pushed to close on an unfinished property needs legal assistance. Unfortunately, most real-estate attorneys don’t take cases on contingency & are quite expensive bc it’s a specialty.
When something like this happens to decent people, family people, bettering themselves, it’s infuriating
this is terrible. DR Horton needs to do better. I hope people will be careful with these new build communities
Oh I am! I ain't buying a new home! And damn sure not from this builder.
"In house" financing from a builder - is that like car dealer buy here pay here, but for houses? Does it negate some of the oversight and protections compared to other types of loans? What kind of rates would you typically see in this? D.R.H. demanded you close in spite of obvious fundamental issues or face penalties, but the real estate agent didn't sound the alarm and got their commission paid? What kind of penalties are normal when you back out of the closing process?
This is criminal, and zero chance that contract is binding. Contracts can be overly one-sided.
Ok I was planning to buy a dr Horton home but now I will not…seem they are cutting a lot of corners.
I would never buy a DR Horton home, their reputation is terrible.
HOW IN THE HECK DID IT PASS THE INSPECTION???
Wow!
Those realtors are real 🐍!!! They could care less about the homebuyer and only care about their commission!!!
Will never buy from DH HORTON from now on
ah crap crap crap crap crap DR Horten crap......
The son should've been had his own place.
How did her lender even approve this for settlement if it was not finished? How was the Certificate of Occupancy issued?
That's what I was thinking I think this dope paid cash for it.
The lender is probably own and operated by D.R Horton.
Dr has their own mortgage company
@@latoyacarter2879 Got it that makes sense so they get you on both ends $$$ but how stupid is it to loan money on a horribly built home with no inspections. They seems to find many people who don't understand the fundamentals of building a new home. Its a nightmare and financially can ruin you.
As others mentioned below, the lender was DHI--which is owned by DR Horton. Chances are the home was purchased in her father's name--w/ VA financing. The should file a complaint w/ the VA; if DHI loses their ability to originate VA loans, it will be painful.
They need to give her an entirely new home and pay her living expenses until this is remedied! This is ridiculous! No one should do business with them. Just horrible. I hope nothing happens to her dad in this time.
Totally ridiculous, it seems that they even bullied her into closing. Get a lawyer, and don't stop until that mess of a house is actually free! Half a million dollars for that house is just insane. They should not even be comfortable with that house being shown like that. Dr. Horton shame on you, that is horrible. The realtor should be sued as well. Disgusting🤬‼️
SMH...You people and "get a lawyer" LAWYERS COST MONEY!!!! As well, you could be tied up for years...How about this; DON'T MAKE STUPID DECISIONS...
@godbluffvdgg So let me guess you would be one of those individuals you wouldn't be able to afford a lawyer🤔 It's my opinion, and don't think for a moment you're checking me on it. Get lost with that, you people sh**! And find someone else to play with‼️
@@godbluffvdggDid you not hear her story and how 6 people are squashed in 1 apartment????
Of course she wanted to better her living situation and do you really think she anticipated this fuck up?! 🙄
@@jasonc422 So, poor life decisions are the reason to make MORE poor life decisions? I think I get it now! Stupid is as stupid does.
No one bullied her into closing she can sign the dotted line herself 😂
Someone needs to dig into this....that realtor, the seller and the settlement attorney all smell a bit fishy.
I don’t doubt this stuff is happening, but some of the claims in this particular story sound fishy to me too.
They are the lender
They have thier own title and it’s their agents. I’m in title and they make it virtually difficult for other title companies to close this
We bought DR Horton last fall. We have a few issues like all new homes but this is ridiculous and awful for the family. I would have never closed. D R needs to be held accountable.
They scammed her period.
Yep, this is on her for closing before these issues were resolved. Also, never give a deposit to a builder but rather to an independent title company not associated with the builder. Also get a real estate buyers agent to represent you.
Trust me you have more problems with your home then you think lmao you just not looking harder enough
DR Horton along with KB Homes and Lennar build the worst most expensive homes Americans can buy. It does not matter what part of the country you live in, these are shoddily built homes that have more issues out the gate then my 68 year old home has had in the 22 years I've been in it.
Shame on D.R. Horton ‼️ This is unacceptable.
Shame on her realtor too!
How was she able to close with the bank? Unless she used a D.R. Horton preferred lender? I don’t know. It’s sickening. I probably would have taken them to court. And shame on that greedy realtor.
DRH has their own bank and they do the mortgage for homebuyers. Then they sell these mortgages a few months after closing to other banks.
They also have their own title I believe.
I have a DR Horton home never again!!! Stay away from them as a builder
She already admitted “I should have never closed it in this condition”. D R Horton houses are already poorly build.
True, she shouldn't have closed on the home in an incomplete or unsatisfactory condition, but if you listened to everything she said - D R Horton's sales agent threatened her with consequences if she did not close. she was bullied into closing.
I feel bad for her but you cannot close on a home if the condition is that bad. Go straight to a lawyer. Of course the realtor wanted her to close so he could move on and get his commission. I'm sure he told her "its under warranty, just work with them to get stuff fixed". I've worked with enough realtors to know that you need to not always take everything they say as gospel. In the end it is YOUR mortgage, YOUR house, YOUR mental wellbeing, and YOUR money on the line. Once you close the realtor gets their check and moves on from it and you are left to deal with whatever the situation is.
Typical of DR Horton. I think we need to look into a class action lawsuit.
Get in line.
When contractors fail to deliver they need to be charged with criminal fraud in addition to civil penalties. Too often this crap happens.
Path to recourse is almost non-existent. Dealing with similar issue. County can't/won't do anything. I hope to see laws to protect consumers from shady builders and their practices.
Problem is the shady companies donate big money and gifts to the people who make and enforce laws.
Your county inspectors should've failed these inspections for framing and MEP rough. You could look it up on your counties permitting database
I currently live in a DR Horton home and it has major defects. I hope they get their act together because their homes are truly beautiful to look at..but its what you can't see that is the problem
My heart goes out to you. I can only imagine what you are going through and I hope the repairs can be made to your satisfaction. (See my above comments.)
I am willing to bet you will have more issues with your new home than I will over the next 20 years than I will in my 68 year old home. My house has had some work done to it that shouldn't need repair for 20 years.
They do this to everyone. I have yet to have my 1 year inspection warranty fixes, and I've lived in my home for 4 years. My realtor did the same shit to me!
You're not alone.
I went through something very similar with a well known home builder, I went after them & WON. She needs to find a Real Estate Attorney on a contingency basis ...She needs to file suit against DR HORTON & File Complaint against her realtor for bullying her into closing on that home... File a claim against the Realtor's Errors & Omissions Insurance & A complaint with the State of Florida Realtors Licensing to have THAT REALTORS LICENSE REVOKED....I know exactly what you are going through my 💜 & 🙏 is with you & your family.
Hey Regina, my neighbors and I are beginning to notice a lot of design flaws in our Dr. Horton Community. Only time will tell if it gets worse. Would you mind sharing some info on how you got started with your lawsuit? I want to be ready and informed for when the time comes. As of now, everything everyone has said about this company in the comments, and also on other websites are true and I feel like I’m about to live the same nightmare.
Can you provide the law firm that you used?
Where is Morgan and Morgan when you need them? I am sure that they have the experience to take on a major company and make every billable hour they can.
They do injury, not real estate law.
How the hell did they pass the county/city inspection??? If they can close with a skeleton house im not sure if that house is safe to live in. Get the lawyers this is wrong every step of the way
Roughs should've failed lol
How did the mortgage company even fund the loan? Oh, maybe was her lender DR Hortons "mortgage company" ? This is unacceptable
I purchased a DR Horton home in SC. My home flooded due to improper plumbing installation.
I've been displaced from my home for coming up on EIGHT MONTHS!!!
DR Horton completely ghosted me until a few weeks ago!!!!
DR Horrible! They are DESPICABLE!!
500K for a DR Horton house? Lmfao. Peak clown world.
This is standard operating procedure for DR Horton. Everyone in our neighborhood has the blue tape for at least a couple weeks until the subcontractors get back. With this system, you are taking supervisory responsibilities away from the overworked construction superintendents and DR gets their money upfront (hell of a business plan). I still have unresolved fixes from 2 months ago. Quality of the subs is poor and you are supposed to accept it and supervise the fixes. It all works itself our if you are patient and ok with paying them first then waiting and waiting.... sad thing is, its still cheaper than a 10 year old preowned home
So much of this should have been addressed during the build and not at closing. If your framing has warped from being exposed to water for a prolonged period of time, and the builder is moving on to insulation and drywall, then it is pretty clear they do not plan on fixing anything.
This is so horrible. It's not acceptable by any standard and I don't understand how this closed.
Hmmm, I'm still wondering when DR Horton will fix our house that they allowed us to move into when it wasn't even finished during an ice storm......
The drywall guys got more mud on the floor than on the walls and ceilings.
Never ever buy a new house from DR HORTON! You will regret it! 🤬
Obviously.
I purchased a new DR Horton home in 2020 (North Texas). Nothing but a solid build. I had inspectors inspect every year for the first three years. No problem. I have an extended warranty. (Garbage disposal replaced at no cost to me).
I love my new DR home and it has been wonderful.
Probably bcuz they were short on supplies from 2020 epidemic. Shortage on shipments from overseas. Then they tried to hurry up to build when they got the supplies.
Doesn’t make it right.
I teach my kids, do it right the first time so you don’t have to do it over again.
I hope she finds Justice in this situation.
Twenty five years ago, I worked in the office for DR Horton. They had many unsatisfied buyers back them too. And honestly, Im surprised they are still in business! In addition to the homes being poorly built and managed, they are generic!
I think it is highly dependent on the area / division you are buying from them in. I work for a subcontractor that does a lot of work for D R Horton in the Coastal Carolina market and while I have seen my share of minor issues, I have never seen or heard of anything to this level happening in any of our markets.
You can't expect quality from Dr Horton. That was their first mistake. I walked through their model homes and saw that quality was not their priority.
SHE SHOULD GET ANOTHER NEW HOUSE AND NOT THAT TRASHED HOUSE. REGARDLESS OF WHAT SHE PAID 541K OR 101K. ANOTHER BRAND NEW HOUSE AND ALL THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES TOO AND THEN SOME.
I WOULD SUE THEM AND THE ESCROW COMPANY.
horton homes has had a very bad record for several years,hard to believe anyone would deal with them
And you think county inspectors care......wrong!!!!
They care to get another property tax payer on the rolls. New home, closed, means new taxpayer added to boost the county budget. That's about all they care about.
I also had issue with dr horton.
Bought fresh new home from dr horton and in a month my pipes were blocked and had small pellet rocks in pipes. Notified dr horton but seems no one care to solve the issue. The sub contracts they keep us waiting and waiting and when they showed after a month or two they never do a permanent fix they blame builder dr horton. While dr never check with customer wether issue is resolved.
I had 1year warranty ticket created its now more than 6months no one came to check the issues. Very bad service once home is sold they don't care.
Dr Horton is such a mediocre builder that all it cares about is profits. Poor woman, don’t buy a Dr Horton home because they don’t check on there trades and hold them responsible, always pointing the finger at someone else.
Some people don’t have a choice and prime locations keep going up.
Shame on you dr horton!!
Do the right thing, simple.
Jessica, please DO NOT ALLOW them to get away with this...🙏🙏🙏
Sad. But also sad that she paid 500k for an average house. Shame on DR Horton. And shame on her for paying that.
Why shame on her, what did she do wrong check the housing market and see what's happening before u make any nonsense comment
@@wop3asem97 I’m very up with the housing market. She paid 550k for a house that will be worth 250k or less in a few years.
@@jeremybaldwin2840 yes, but she couldn't wait a few years coz she doesn't know when the housing market will crash as everyone is expecting
Don't blame the victim! Buyers are expecting to be shafted by realtors or builders.
NEVER buy a home built by DR Horton
Unreal they still keep selling homes when so many complaints on them
Who is building these things? Crazy.
The cheapest labor the builders can find, regardless of their skill levels.
This sad
DR Horton builds some of the cheapest houses available. You can’t buy from them and expect to get quality construction. Having worked for them and competitors, there are often cases where people aren’t happy simply because their expectations far exceed their budget. In this case the house should have been knocked down and rebuilt after the hurricane. You’re better off buying an old house than buying new from DR Horton. Homes they built in the 70s and 80s are virtually worthless so think about what these pieces of junk will be worth in 30 years.
Thank you for the warning!
I own a new DR Horton- my 5 BR 3.5 Bath house is slowly falling apart. I’m so pissed- from the ceiling drywall not screwed into the beams to the water around the primary BR shower pan. As soon as the rates drop- I’m selling it
Wow.. D.r horton .blackmailed her, talk about a knife at her throat.
You guys have to share this video.
I'm sorry this family have to be at the mercy of d.r Horton's greed. They will never take the responsibility and own up to their mistakes, but continue to pass the blame elsewhere.
Thanks to this, my family an I dodged a bullet.
I learned a long time ago if you can avoid dealing with any construction company that uses subcontractors. Subcontractor = scapegoat for the company. Instead of fixing the problem they will blame subcontractors as a delay tactic, and hope you get fed up and quit. If you can buy from or hire companies who have employees, not subcontractors.
Does that exist outside of mobile home manufacturers? Think of all the licensed or specific trades needed. Plumbing, electrical, concrete, cabinets etc, etc
How did this house pass city inspections? There are so many issues. Unfortunately when homes are built very quickly. Quality does not exist.
She never should of signed on closing. These spec builders are animals and once they get their money, theres no incentive for them to fix anyrhing. Dr Horton has a 1.5 star review on most review websites so buyer beware.
Wow 😔
It is unfortunate Perez did this to herself and I feel no pain.
I am familiar DR HORTON.
My sister bought a brand new home from them, it was built well to completion with roof , walls. everything.
I wonder why they started slacking on quality of their work ?
Are they financially struggling and can't purchase supplies to finish the job, if that's the case then should not sell the house and cancel the closing.
Give buyer back their money and finish building on the house until completely done.
Don't sell a 75 % finished home!
They should have them knock it down and have another builder start fresh. Even if they try to fix the damage there is still going to be mold in the house. That stuff is a killer in any house.
Warned a neighbor about mold when he was doing rehab (no respirator) work on his home many years ago. He did not heed the warning and was gone a year or so later.
I have watched DR Horton homes go up. Garbage to say the least. Block walls are build on concreat slabs that aren`t even cured yet. They will hire any contractor who is breathing.
Some of their contractors are walking corpses without breath.
541,000 - disgraceful work - they won’t sell another home until that disappears from social media - they are gonna need to add a minivan to the driveway to fix this issue - get a lawyer!
Horrible !!!
Why did you close on this property? This home is not completed
Yeah something about this story is fishy! How in the heck do you close on a home that is not even completed.
Why would one close? Her own fault, period. No sympathy. Just because it cost alot doesn't mean it's a quality build, but looking at that, no way would i close and say, "sure, I want to own this mess".
Absolutely right. Do a pre-closing walk-through and reject it. Let them threaten $250 a day all they want. She *accepted* the problem she has by closing.
She should of moved to Spring Hill fl 350k
I’m a spec home builder. I can’t close a sale until every single item on a punch out list is completed and inspected by the buyers’ home inspector. This only closed because DR Horror is huge and strings are pulled for them. I can’t hardly find building lots in my area for them snapping up everything they can get with their buying power. Because of the volume of homes they build some buyers will end up getting the fid. A navy boatswain mates tool for splicing rope into knots etc. It’s long and tapered and used to create openings in the rope to pass the strands through. It would be very painful to have it shoved into your bum. Much like the pain this poor woman and her family must be feeling. They could easily make her whole but won’t raise a finger until forced to. They blow.
D.R.Horton bad building.
I'm a general contractor and a word of advice to anyone looking to buy a new house. Never buy a DR Horton home they have been building thrash since the early 2000's and these homes are literally falling apart. The title company should of never of closed on this. There is no way it had a CO issued in that condition and if it did I'd sue the city inspectors office. Either way she needs to contact a lawyer because there's a list of people for her to sue.
She should sue herself first for being a complete idiot.
@@Steven-en6uuShe should sue you for being a troll!
My home was built in 1986 sturdy as a rock😂
There’s a housing shortage that shores up the market, but you have fuckery like this happening in most all of the new home builds. The American dream is dead
500k DR HORTON......... F*CK THAT! hell NAH! wtf is DR HORTON DOING......... They're trash always
Only thing her realitor was concerned about was his commission check.
Why is it that this builder can continue yo build this crap???
Where was the inspector prior to closing? 🤔
They are running out the 364 day clock
the realator doesnt work for you, they work for themselves.
I do landscape installs for DR in the central Texas area. Poor quality builds and the product is over priced. Dont do it.
And those same construction workers will go on to badly build more houses. No consequences is the reason why workers continue to do shoddy work.
PEOPLE WAKE UP!!!!!!!!! DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! PRE SHEETROCK INSPECTION!!!! NEVER EVER CLOSE WITH ISSUES!!!!!!!
Always read the contract before signing. Don’t trust anyone
CONstruction.
Lenny Kravits Bought a Dr Horton home?
Love to know who the Realtor was on this.
This is the result of using the cheapest labor available.
The builder should have taken care of all of warranties
Folks don't rush to buy. Take your time.
Always go with a custom builder. Never use these track home people
Shame on this company!!