Suing a builder? Lawyer rec?

[Anonymous]

Small builder, not tract home builder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Small builder, not tract home builder.

Do they have multiple homes on the market at a time or build one by one.

[Anonymous]

Builders build to permitted plans. Are you sure this should not be an issue with the architect or engineer who created the plans. The issues you mentioned sound structural.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, sorry I've been sick the past couple days. I don't want to state the builders name yet. I'm in Va, Fairfax County. The house is already built and we've been living in it a few months. There have been new problems that the builder keeps saying is a result of "settling" but it has not resolved. We had an outside company inspect and it's definitely something that was not done right. But the builder denies any responsibility.

Any VA lawyer recs would be appreciated, thanks.

Justin Hawkins

[Anonymous]

"Builders build to permitted plans"

That's hysterical. Clearly you haven't been around new home builders lately. I used to litigate on behalf of a building product manufacturer, and the shoddy work I saw made me vow never to buy new construction. I would never, ever buy a Pulte Home, probably not Toll Brothers either. In this area, I was impressed with Stanley Martin Builders (obviously all larger scale mid-range home builders.)

Try David Wise in Fairfax.

[Anonymous]

I personally recommend John Altmiller at Pesner Kawamoto:

http://www.pesnerkawamoto.com/about/john-altmiller.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Builders build to permitted plans"

That's hysterical. Clearly you haven't been around new home builders lately. I used to litigate on behalf of a building product manufacturer, and the shoddy work I saw made me vow never to buy new construction. I would never, ever buy a Pulte Home, probably not Toll Brothers either. In this area, I was impressed with Stanley Martin Builders (obviously all larger scale mid-range home builders.)

Try David Wise in Fairfax.

"In this area, I was impressed with Stanley Martin Builders (obviously all larger scale mid-range home builders.)"

And the OP made it clear it was a small builder so my question regarding whether they did or did not build by the designed plans is still relevant.

[Anonymous]

How about in Maryland? We are in the same situation with new construction...

[Anonymous]

OP here, thank you for the recs, this is very helpful and gives us a starting point.

[Anonymous]

Any thoughts on NV homes?

[Anonymous]

I would have loved to buy a brand new house, but I couldn't afford it.

That said, the biggest downside with new construction is that even with a fantastic builder, you don't know if you're going to have issues once it settles.

In Maryland at least, I feel they have gotten too lenient about where houses can be built. In some places, issues with land/lots really make it dicey.