Class action lawsuit filed against DR Horton builders

Tuesday

[augustdaye]

There should be a "lemon" law for homes. After a certain number of valid complaints - rebuild the damn thing. Providing the homeowner with other accommodations while the work is being done. No excuses. I'm not anti-developer. I'm pro homebuyer.

[tonytunnell]

As a contractor who does finish in trim work I can straight up tell you that if a company that builds homes does not allow a 3rd party inspection don't buy that house. Or from that builder and tell everybody.

[crystalaugust]

I brought a home that I recently sold from this company. But during the building process I hired my own building inspector to inspect throughout the building process. I am thankful I did because he caught a few issues and had them corrected before I closed. It is well worth the money to hire your own new construction inspections team to over see your build. It cost me 1000 dollars but worth it.

[tigerbalm]

As an architect, I've heard too many corners cut by DR Horton, even negligent construction practices! It's criminal that these builders get away with it. Local bldg inspectors should be prosecuted also!

[Bobby]

If they knew that the construction of the home wasn't suitable for that particular environment it should NOT have been built. PERIOD

[beachbum]

This makes me ever so thankful for our little 50 year old home. It's not fancy, but we have structural integrity you can't buy at ANY price today.

[m.sthomas]

It is not just DR Horton. All of the builders are doing this. I was in my house 3 years and sold it. Felt like it was made out of paper the way it was falling apart

[davidcantor]

This is why I REFUSE to purchase a home from one of those national cookie-cutter home builders. Literally fast fashion for housing. Great price, looks good, but should be thrown out after. A few years.

[lovejones]

I really hate this for these families! 😢 Buying a home is supposed to be a happy experience, not a nightmare! I hope they’ll be HEAVILY compensated for their grievances!

[Jp-bexx]

Part of our home buying process was to google each builder b4 purchasing. I'm glad we did. DR Horton was at the top of our "do not buy list". Their homes had all sorts of issues across multiple states. From improper grading resulting in flooded properties, to molding, structural damages, leaky roofs, and more. Buying a house is the most expensive purchase u'll ever make, choose wisely.

[megzlovindance]

Back when my husband and I were renters we were in a DR Horton home and while it served it’s purpose for two years I knew I’d never purchase a home by this builder. My realtor also told us straight up that this is not a good builder and that the homes are built terribly. Very thankful for her!

[carolsmith]

They seemed to be cutting corners. That’s so sad, because their homes are not cheap, but they are cheaply built. They need to banned these builders. Kmt.

[ariesworld]

In 2018 when I was trying to purchase a home, I visited one of their new subdivision in GA and the home they showed me had water leaking in the family room. Thanks to the rain gods for saving me 🌧🙏🏻🙂

[JC.LC.]

We went through the same situation at my community. We even won the lawsuit against Dr Horton twice, but they refuse to pay and kept taking it back to court "hoping that we either give up, or run out of money" it went all the way up to the Supreme Court. And Dr Horton lost having to pay my community $11 million. Stay away from Dr Horton built homes.

[CarolynForney]

I’ve always heard that it is wiser to buy a home that is older and settled.

[ashleyarmstrong]

Their neighborhoods look miserable to begin with. They clear cut the properties & the houses are like 2 feet apart. Very sad, but not a surprise, to see a large corporation disregard the longevity/quality of their builds, stuff as many parcels as they can out of a lot, & remove all trees sometimes replacing them with invasive species. Then to find out that the people living in them are having major issues is absolutely cause for a class action suit. I hope to see builders bring communal regard back to creating communities.

[Anonmous]

I’m from California. I live in a seven-year-old DR Horton home as well. No problems here. However my brother who also bought a DR Horton home about 30 miles away from me has more issues. I was amazed at the poor build quality of his brand new house when I went to go check it out. I think it ultimately comes down to the subcontractors that they use.

[NorthernGraser]

D.R. Horton builds to fast and is only interested in profits.

[DIVISIONINCISION]

The neighborhood adjoining mine was built by DR Horton. These homes look good, but they are cheaply built and have about 2 ft. between them. You would need to get a corner lot to have decent space from your neighbor. When I was looking at new builds, I decided against DR Horton because the homes are very small inside because they are intent on building 2-story houses on such small lots. Just wasn't impressed with their houses, especially for what they charge.

[joez]

If you bought a home shortly after covid started in 2020 and all the way through just recently - chances are GREAT that you bought a home from a builder who had sub contractors who were pressed to "finish the home" and so they were putting in whatever garbage they could stick in there with the thought - we only need that to last 1 yr. After that the builder is off the hook. The problem was - with a/c, plumbing, electrical and other stuff - some of the equipment being produced also was being produced by manufacturers who were stuffing whatever 2nd/3rd/4th tier component they could get their hands on due to material shortage. I pray for these folks - the amount of equipment destined to fail, and fail early is huge. Trial lawyers are licking their chops!!!