SAM IDK.. maybe to stand around.. because they certainly didn't do anything else.. it's just wrong..they should get their money back.. one lady said her drainage was bad and she had sink holes.. I live in Florida, sink holes are scary.. and tell the tale.. they probably brought in ground cover of dirt over sand..It isn't stable..
@@nahfamnope We have a really shaky developer/sales force/realty corp. but none are members of the provincial Real Estate Board, hence not even ethics enforcement. And running off to court?? Only going to make OTHER lawyers wealthy, grab your cash, and no guarantees. Being an LLC or numbered company,, the liable corp. does not have any ASSETS to sue for. Win all you want.
They shouldn't have built those homes on that soil in the first place, now these hard working people have to suffer. I hope the homeowners sue the hell out of beazer homes. They can't get away with this.
@@robertjones7565 yea I feel like they will too. The home owners just might have to do a quick sell and move to a different community. Just a inconvenience for them tho
The city assumes any potential liability for employee mistakes or misconduct. If the inspectors could be sued personally, even threatened with a lawsuit, it might influence their decision on certifying construction work projects. I wouldn't be surprised if it's because there are a lot of really rich people (mobsters, even) associated with Vegas casino development who would try sleazy tactics like that to get their buildings approved.
You would stand a better chance of being blind and finding Waldo then finding a building inspector. I am not kidding. Houses are not checked step by step. That would cost way too much money . They would have to bring in an electrical inspector, a plumbing inspector, a structural inspector, they don't do that.
It’s called qualified immunity. Yes it’s BS. End qualified immunity, which was invented by the Supreme Court, never signed into law, to protect themselves from being held responsible for wrong doing. They want the perks of a gov job, don’t want any accountability though.
“City inspectors are immune to lawsuits.” There’s your problem right there. Who’s to say the city aren’t being paid to pass these inspections and/or only doing a half-ass job.
There's a lot of problems trying to run an agency like that. But if you allow lawsuits for everything, cities would grind to a halt altogether. There must be SOME lawsuits--you hear about them all the time in other parts of city government, like the police. Perhaps there just needs to be some very bad actions with a solid case, before lawsuits can be brought.
It’s funny business that something wrong people like you blame the government. You don’t want the government in your business but you complain when they don’t protect you. Pick up lane.
Basically they built homes on unstable ground. so once places are done and built over time ground moves for any reason and start causing places to fall apart any place anytime. just wonder when if not already the developer who built the places are gonna be sued for build on unstable ground. cause all funds u got is going to waste on a place that is falling apart.
No one should buy a house from ANY corporation. They're all the same, and none of them can be trusted. I left a lucrative job in marketing because I hated lying for a living.
It's all a Scam, from top to bottom, AWFUL, but the builder will just fill bankruptcy and open another home building biz in another name...... DISGUSTING
@T Wilcox Mine IS "solid as a rick" >>> 4 - 6 inch quarried limestone. The walls are plaster. (newer than 'plaster and lathe' , older than 'plasterboard'. >> My way to describe my interior walls " With plasterboard an angry man punches the wall and gets a hole, with my walls he gets a broken hand."
@Question everything They are, house's were built to last then as opposed to now these companies cut corners and slap together these cheap cookie cutter house's.
@Question everything . OLD home like a a steel sieve, easy for bugs to get in and heat to get out (fuel was plentiful and cheap back then). NEW homes are like a sealed plastic box, bot as sturdy and air can get stale (insufficient oxygen). OLD most all problems are known or fixed. NEW. Some flaws can be major and not immediately apparent. i.e. built on land (landfill) unsuitable for homes.Illegal and/or unsafe contractor 'shortcuts'
My great grandfather had a good sized construction company in the ‘60s but he decided to develop an area for housing, he didn’t put down the correct base for the foundations just to save money. He was eventually sued and lost literally everything. There are building codes in place for a reason now & even back than. Don’t mess with peoples homes, that’s their life.
We hadn't decided corporations were god until the '80s under Ronnie Dearest. Corporations are not held responsible for anything anymore, but we keep increasing tax breaks for them.
My grandfather was a carpenter who built many homes, once a guy wanted him to do a job that was subpar, my grandfather walked away, he said if he couldn't put his name on it , he didn't need to waste his time on it..
@@do9138 Exactly; like Trump, every build goes into it's own LLC limited corporation. You then have the sue THAT corp. and it doesn't have any assets. So you get nothing............but a huge lawyers' bill. And if the guy or group is shady to BEGIN WITH, that's the Master Plan all along.
@@ZacksRockingLifestyle Predatory lending stopped after the 2008 financial crisis. Feds are overseeing. Areas they are hammering down are predatory for profit colleges, and predatory school loans. But now, developers are playing dirty.
@@ZacksRockingLifestyle big difference you know when you are buying something you cant afford. You cant immediately tell if your home is built on a soft ground unless you know what to look for .
Sounds about right. I ALMOST bought a Beazer home a couple years ago but my gut told me to back out. Something felt super shady when the sales rep intentionally withheld details about the home I wanted to purchase… details if I’d known about up front, I would have shopped elsewhere. They kept my five percent deposit (which they DO NOT deserve 🙄), but MAN, I’m so glad I backed out of the contract.
Yes, it's wise to research a certain housing area and check for problems like flooding, land/soil issues, etc. There's bound to be reports if there's something wrong. Googling is a lot of help & easy to do.
@@biteyoueatyou9391 this would help prospective buyers avoid pitfalls like this. Imagine working hard for thst doenpsyment only to get blind sided by scum like this and the city won’t do a lick of anything to help. Complete shitshow through and through.
I walked through one that was just about to have all the dry wall put in. I’ve never framed a house in my life but I can confidently say I could’ve figured it out on RU-vid and done a better job. You didn’t need a level, tape measure, laser to see that literally not one wall or corner was square or plumb. Just absolute shit. And it was a house split into two condos that they charge 400k each for lol
This is happening in pockets all over Las Vegas. I own a condo on E Lake Mead. In 2014 the entire building shifted but the HOA didn't think it was important. In 2018 the building started to sink into the ground. By the time the HOA took notice the building had fallen nearly 4 inches. Turns out there was a broken waterpipe under the foundation. The HOA paid for over 750k gallons of unaccounted for water and didn't think it was odd? Turns out the building foundation was not packed correctly. 2022, the HOA had the foundation lifted, but now refuses to pay for the damages to 4 units sustained for the years it was sinking. The builder is out of business, but the HOA is still culpable.
@@midnull6009 The PROBLEM is…….. inspectors are hired!!!!!!! They are all corrupt for the most part. They work for the builders. Most issues present themselves months later. And the issues are happening all over Vegas. Especially the median priced homes.
@@truckingwithtobee ...do you not hire your own inspectors? You'd be stupid to hire an inspector your builder knows. Especially in the last couple of years. Oh wait..in the last couple of years ppl were so keen to get their houses that they completely ignored due diligence.
@T Wilcox And my personal favorite is: get a single story home. Easier to clean the roof and maintain it then a 2 story home! It'll grow with you as well! I never understood what these "starter homes" were. I mean I get it...in an investor type mindset, but it still makes me sad. It's quality not quantity...
The builders / developers are trying to "run-out-the-clock" on the warranty. These type of construction defects have been an epidemic for 30+ years, especially in areas of high growth like Las Vegas. In the Seattle and surrounding area, I'm continually astonished that homes, apartments, condos, etc. are being built on the sides of steep hills prone to landslides; on wetland; on banks of rivers. The crazy thing is that builders / developers have NO problem selling properties that are built in risky areas.
Building officials, builders are corrupt and their customers are stupid as hell. If you build it include granite countertops and crown molding you sell it . In the eighties I said offer a young couple the choice of a real foundation or a hot tub , they pick the hot tub every time. People are far dumber now than back then.
@Rich Casino everywhere . Decades ago cement slabs would be finished and covered up. The next day the cover came off and hoses were tuned on to wet the slab down, covered back up . Next day off came the cover wet once again. Then in about a week the slab was built on. Now days finish the slab go home. Next day start work , load materials on slab. Time is money, who gives a damn about the foundation. Besides we need room inthe budget for crown molding.
This is why you shouldn’t buy during a housing boom when the houses are inflated in price. The same thing happened in 05’ where builders cut corners to curb the demand.
Love how City Hall aren't responsible for anything. But they did collect builders permits and fees. Blame the builders and look the other way. That's how it works. Take permit fees and taxes. Look the other way.
Wow so you can be a city inspector and take the money from everybody concerned about what's being inspected and not really have to be accountable for crappy work no matter how much it is impacting people. What a job. Especially if you're a corrupt person. Somebody better look into that it's not safe for us.
@@theotheleo6830 that is all they did and I heard them. They said flatly that they are not held accountable. That is why I wrote this comment in the first place.
Had something similar happen once, next purchase of a home paid a bit more for a private inspection not an appraisal, do it, it is worth every penny, so sorry for all these home owners.
The fact they are called "Beazer". I would never be able to take them seriously lol. I feel sorry for these homeowners. These POS developers and inspectors smh.
This is extremely sad. That neighborhood should not have been built there. The builder knew there was an issue and repairing the sheetrock is the least of the problems associated with these homes.
Can't sue the city nor the builder long as they keep doing superficial fixes. Eventually, the builder will have moved on, gone bankrupt, etc. Buyers have few viable options. It's a lesson for anyone buying to do due diligence. Don't trust the government to protect your interests, because often it won't. Goes for other issues too. In short, buyer beware.
Hopefully, this is not the case here considering the inspection literally stated that it will cause these issues and that you will be responsible for any damages.
We live in N.E. Texas and we built our house in 2013 on our ranch. The builder used a bad batch of cement and our foundation literally broke in half from the front porch to the back patio. We told them to fix it or they wouldn't get a dime from us. They ignored us for six weeks and we hired independent engineers. The only fix, 90 steel piers under the house. We threatened them with putting out the word that they didn't want to make it right and the very next day the ceo and coo were at our build and agreed to fix it. It cost them $125k to put those piers in and the house has not budged at all.
"The owners must put Beazer company on notice first", Then they must allow Beazer to make corrections". "Then they can sue". That may take years. I hope there is a specific time table Beazer must make corrections so homeowner can get lawsuits filed. Then what ??? What if sinking and damage continues maybe 2 or 3 years later ? ? ? Beazer should never been allowed to build in this area. What the hell is wrong with county, state, building permits, and inspectors to allow a company to build here, knowing of the predicted flaws of the land ????????????????????????
This should be a lesson to people: Never rely on city inspectors, ALWAYS get an independent inspector to inspect a home you want to purchase an may be even a 2nd one. My heart goes out to those people, that's one hell of a situation to be in, I can't imagine the stress their under.
I was very skeptical buying our home built in 1970, but our home is sturdy. I really really wanted a new home but after this I am happy we went for an older home.
I have extensive knowledge in this area and work as an expert witness (40 years) and I also teach construction inspection at our local college for 15 years. I was on staff with Las Vegas' largest residential builder for almost 10 years but working in another division in California. There is a lot of misinformation in this thread. I watched the video and saw VERY NORMAL settling cracks at the ceiling to wall junctures. The painters are suppose to "CAULK" those 90 degree angle areas and when they don't get good coverage you get cracking or routine maintenance for a new home. Nail pops are another maintenance item that is not structurally related until the defect attorneys convince you otherwise. Know the game being played for starters. City inspectors after passing a building may have NO knowledge the contractor back come in and "take things out" to get another building inspection completed. In construction we call it "robbing from Peter to pay Paul" I did it myself so should the inspector get sued for that happening ? No way ..... so to cover your ass hire your own inspector in addition to the city's / county inspector. City inspectors are "generally" not on "the take" contrary to what you read. Does it happen yeah you bet BUT for the most part the inspectors are honest. Also you can build foundation systems on soils that are called "critically expansive" Clay soils are called critically expansive. Soils engineers will generally recommend post tension slab systems for expansive soils but the exterior decorative yard masonry walls, sidewalks will see some shifting. The other thing not mentioned is that slabs will flex. They move. They cup, curl, heave ever so slightly. This is determined by doing a manometer survey where the uneducated buyer said her slab was "caving in" and the defect attorney spouts a 1" deflection standard but conveniently leaves out this measurement is in 20' sections of the slab and not the entire slab. To really know if your slab is "caving in" you do a series of manometer surveys and compare the findings. Guess what ? The manometer survey numbers will change. The slab may not have been "floated" properly at installation and the "caved in dip" was there from production. Do you think the defect attorney told the clients this critical potential fact ? Of course not. Not Yet. I had clients picketing our model complexes and finally had a homeowner pull a gun in my office because he was convinced we built homes which can injure people. I have stories for days on this stuff. The attorneys know if they get the homeowners riled up it is cheaper to settle versus going through protracted and costly litigation. The attorney pockets his wins and the clients are left with "questionable" homes.
I agree. Cracks and nail pops can be normally and is a sign of bad workmanship. These houses are probably safe but just cheap unfortunately. Sell the house now, take the life lesson. I’m sorry if you lose money on the sale but a house shouldn’t be considered an investment. It’s just a stable place to live. In many developing countries most people don’t buy houses or if they do the houses are losing value which is what they expect like in Japan….
We have a similar situation with houses built on 2004 at TMR, in Tucson, AZ. These houses were built by a construcción company that no longer exist. These houses were built with USDA funds. My question has alway being, does not USDA and Pima County suppose to send building inspectors to supervisors the construcción?
I dont understand why the city doesn't look at what the land's report says before granting permits for these developer to build. Protections should already be built in, or they need to give a disclaimer. People shouldn't have to suffer! Beazer, is one builder that I will refuse to purchase my new home from!!
I will make sure to never purchase a piece of property from Beazer. I also think new developments are some of the riskiest to buy because the house does not have a maintenance track history. And it's that history that can be incredibly valuable.
What you're seeing on these properties what happened to the Badlands golf property, that's why it was zoned unstable and zoned for buffer and drainage not building on ! PS, The wildlife like it also they stay out of my yard !
Sue the city who permitted these homes to be built , the contractor, geologist, and the city council member of that district! The city should be held accountable! SUE!
Those people I am so sorry for have been dealing with a sorry contractor who used cheap labor and materials just to get the house built and sold and he collect the money and take off
north las vegas housing developers been cutting corners there since forever .... nothing new for NLV.... look it up it goes back to the nineties on BRAND NEW NEIGHBORHOODS ALL LIKE THIS
Very scary! I’d be looking into maps of groundwater and caves in the area. Hopefully the end result isn’t a sinkhole opening. Praying they’re able to get justice and aren’t harmed by the decisions and lies from greedy people. ❤️🙏
House I'm in has banging pipes, no water pressure at kitchen sink when washing machine is running. Depressions in the floor joist, paint that comes off when wiping down. No base coat was sprayed. Too many shortcuts. Such a shame, because the home is in a beautiful neighborhood. These contractors hire illegal immigrants with no licenses to perform the work. Being that Nevada is a right to work state, which needs to be changed, horrible work ethics will continue. And the 500K price tag for this garbage will continue. Hire licensed tradesmen.
They're able to do crappy work because they're getting away with it because inspectors don't have to be held accountable for crappy inspection. There is a stack of corruption from the bottom up.
Right to work state had nothing to do with “immigrants” A right to work state means. Essentially, those statutes make it unlawful to deny employment to someone or take an adverse employment action against someone because that person is or is not a member of a union. The statutes are designed to afford individuals the choice of whether or not to join a union. Even if the employer is a union shop, employment cannot be conditioned on the employee joining the union.
Back in the 1980’s, legal and licensed tradesmen did the construction. Then, gradually over a handful of years, illegal Mexican immigrants took over the work for 1/3 the price. You get what you pay for.
@@marys3127 penny-pinching contractors hired the cheap labor because that's what they preferred and then they paid off crooked inspectors and then you get a piece of shit house because of a shit stack of cheap-ass greedy people.
That’s ridiculously racist. Those people you’re referring to often do excellent work. Homes are built for profit, and this isn’t a unique situation. If you know anything about business you’ll understand that the developer is driven by the bottom line, and nothing else. Every additional dollar that the developer spends on the property is one less dollar of profit. It’s just how the industry works. Don’t blame they contractors or workers, they’re just doing the minimal amount of work they were paid to do.
To develop this land despite the damaging geological report is just craziness on the part of the builder. It makes me wonder what motivates the builder to do such a thing knowing full well that these issues will occur. Is it all about the short-term profit? Or, did they plow too much of their capital into this project and were faced with bankruptcy if they didn't take the risk of developing this property?
Usually saddled with massive amounts of debt. Likely needed to build and sell at any cost to incur profits. Home building is a highly leveraged endeavor.
They may get sued but-----many businesses have billions of dollars backing them, insurance, and shyster attorneys that incorporate all kinds of loopholes in their contracts, and in many cases, the homeowner gets screwed. Most homeowners can not afford the high costs of an attorney to fight huge companies. It is a David and Goliath situation and the homeowner usually loses. I wish them the best in their fight for a solution.
That's why you research where you live, build, and everything before buying, renting, or traveling. Called become a advocate of your own money and life. Because no matter how shiny and beautiful something can look, it could be rotten or damaging inside and spread.
A few things: 1. the lumbers are green/not dry and fast grow wood. 2. the labor are green and inexperienced. 3. The speed of construction does not allow thing to settle before the next step. 4. Hill side/ cut and back fill compaction always displays settlement issues. Just look the cracks on the street. 5. Rush, rush and rush to get things done.
I doubt it is just the Beazer homes. There is a mad rush to build and sell quickly to benefit from the sellers market. God bless the ppl paying over asking.
Someone needs to investigate if those city inspectors had a sudden influx of cash. It sounds like permits should not have been issued to build on this land.
I like the lawyers comment about building to code and industry standards. Unfortunately building to code doesn’t ensure a good house, it just means it was built to the minimum legal standards and likely won’t kill you right away. Building to industry standards is worse than that because the industry has pretty low standards. Especially in large metropolitan areas where mass building is taking place there are builders and subcontractors that will cut every corner they can get away with. That’s when you end up with these kind of situations.
Beazer doesn't have the greatest reputation. They aren't the only ones. When you get that kind of growth, a great demand, shortage of workers, they just slap 'em up and move on. it's a shame and no one helps the homeowners. Re-mudding won't make the house stop settling. Just jacking them around. Beazer should NOT have been allowed to build there. There are a lot of people responsible for this but everyone passes the buck. That letter Beazer sent is just so typical and it's appalling. It's companies like that that make insurance so expensive for ALL builders and subs.
@@theotheleo6830 Um, it's often a combination. I worked in the construction industry for 48 years and I was very familiar with many of the builders that are building in the west, and subbed to some for a time. I stopped because of what they were asking me to do and of course what they wouldn't pay me. They got someone else of course. "Good enough" is the word to work by.
Take them to court and demand Beazer purchase back all the homes affected. I'm sure they have liability insurance to cover such problems. If not, Beazer will have to eat the cost. Then bulldoze the whole neighborhood. Problem solved.
Very reason why I refuse to buy new construction, which I call kick downs. Getting a divorce....pack your things and put on your steel toe boot, then just kick your half down (kick down). My home built in 1955 is constructed well and with quality materials.
I had no idea Beazer Homes was nationwide. I’m a licensed contractor in South Carolina and have personally seen horrible work done by them. Also heard 100s of horror stories about beazer homes. Same story down here they half ass try to fix their own problems. Then homeowners have to come out of pocket to pay people like me to fix it.
So the home builder hired a firm to perform a soil analysis then after getting a geological report stating the soil was not stable they built anyway? Sounds like they and perhaps the city issuing the building permits are at fault.
Beazer in Florida had to repair exterior walls in a bunch of home in the same neighborhood. It was 2 story houses and when our home was affected it turned out they never installed a moisture barrier
Here's a tip for any home buyer particularly new homes ask or request the soils report ( before buying the home) get a third party opinion about the type of foundation or soil remediation needed to properly build on the particular soils in the development it might cost you a small amount of money but could save you thousands of dollars and heart ache you can virtually build a home on some of the worst soils if you use the right foundation supports such as micro piles into bedrock or helical piles caisson or piers or foundation voids all depending on what the soil report states and what the Geotechnical engineer recommends for the type of soil the homes or buildings are being built on also you can hire third party inspectors if need be I was a third party inspector and caught many deficiencies by city and state inspectors mostly on foundation issues you would not believe how many city and state inspectors have literally no knowledge of soils and foundation supports such as micro piles caissons piers or helical piles or foundation voids or H piles many times these inspectors have encountered these types of foundation supports for the first time in their careers and pass their inspections on sheer lack of knowledge and there is where problems start for the home buyers later on
I purchased a Beazer Home & recommend you do your research before purchasing a home with this company I noticed that homes that are built with existing & continuing problems are homes built in poor neighborhood's