Fronterra Village Multifamily Community Association, Inc. v. Pulte Home Corporation: A Case Study
This article details a construction defect case from start to finish, including the perspectives of the attorneys, the community association manager, and the board president. The roofs leaked. Water would get behind the siding and wood trim. In the winter, the sidewalks became dangerous because of ice. Homeowners had to skate to their mailboxes to retrieve their mail. Strong winds caused roof shingles to blow off and siding to become loose. The concrete had deteriorated, heaved, settled, and cracked.
Dozens Of Homeowners Sue D.R. Horton Over Building Defects
A CBS4 Investigation found more than a dozen townhouse communities built in Colorado by D.R. Horton have sued over building defects.
Courtroom Calculations
The Denver Business Journal recently identified the Heritage Village case as one of the largest reported settlements of 2006. Although the Journal’s figure was low by almost half—the homeowners’ gross recovery was actually over $6 million—the settlement nevertheless made the Journal’s list of the top ten recoveries for the year.