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Expansive Soil is a big problem in Las Vegas. It's BUYER BEWARE!!
Expansive Soil can cause foundations, walls, and ceilings to crack.
Expansive Soil can cause foundations to sink, causing mold.
What the buyer says to you about Expansive Soil does not matter. What is put in writing in your contract about Expansive Soil is what will prevail in a court of law. Read all paperwork before signing anything. If you do not understand your soil report or any other part of paperwork, hire someone to help you.
Beazer Homes and Expansive Soil |
February 29, 2000
Home defect suits settled for $21 millionLAS VEGAS SUN
Five Las Vegas home builders and developers agreed this month to pay $20.95 million to settle two construction defect lawsuits. A $16.2 million construction defect lawsuit filed in 1997 against Rhodes Design and Development Corp. and two now-defunct builders, H.B.R. Development Inc. and and Halco Inc., was settled on Feb. 14 in favor of 188 single-family homeowners at the Casa Linda subdivision in North Las Vegas. |
Lesson learned New law should prevent future home-defect battlesBy Diana Sahagun Everyone dreams of finding their perfect home. The one with the large, bay windows or high, vaulted ceilings. For others, it may be an expansive floor plan or a room with brass furnishings. After closing on that $100,000-plus new home, imagine if the vaulted ceilings started to crack -- along with the walls, the driveway and more. Doors won't close and mold spores start appearing on the ceiling from a leaky roof. |
May 02, 2005
Supreme Court will hear construction caseBy Cy Ryan <cy@lasvegassun.com>
SUN CAPITAL BUREAU CARSON CITY -- A near $14 million judgment in a class action construction-defect case against home builders in Las Vegas comes before the Nevada Supreme Court for oral arguments Thursday. About 200 homeowners in the Village at Craig Ranch were awarded $7.3 million, winning lawyers got $3.5 million and there were other costs for such thing as expert witnesses and court costs. |
November 11, 2002
Fire station back in service LAS VEGAS SUN
After closing for a week, North Las Vegas Fire Station No. 53 went back into service Saturday morning inside temporary quarters. A temporary mobile home will house six firefighters per shift, an operating engine and a paramedic rescue unit, Deputy Fire Chief Jim Stubler said. The station, located at 3001 N. Martin Luther King Blvd. near Cheyenne Avenue, closed on Oct. 31 after expansive soils under the building damaged the structure. |