Over 100 lawsuits connected to company building homes in Tampa Bay area

Mattamy is not alone in facing homeowner construction complaints. Searches for other major homebuilders also reveal litigation over alleged construction defects.

[exDivinityFPS]

As somebody who used to help build multi-million-dollar condominiums-- Always have the house thoroughly inspected prior to purchasing. Do NOT use the company's recommended inspectors. Fight tooth and nail to get a third party inspector. If they want to put up a fight over that, buy elsewhere.

[peggyg]

Sue the county. They kept giving an OK to the homes.

[UncleDavesKitchen]

Never buy a new home, there are no skilled craftsmen anymore, just laborers.

[kevinreese]

Exactly why I refuse to buy a new house 👌🏽

[oaxaca]

that's the problem trying to build too many homes so fast to make money.

[SENSIBLEATTRACTION]

I live in the Cape and I have been seeing the construction for the last couple years while I run up and down the road. What do you expect they are employing migrant workers who don't care about you or this country. Put the company owners in jail that is the only way you will ever fix this issue.

[yellowbird]

Greed, cheap products, inspectors that don't care and construction workers who are not trained well in their jobs all mean that when the housing market is doing really well, the home builders bloom like mushrooms in the dawn making millions of cheap and badly constructed houses that homeowners must deal with. Even new home buyers should hire an inspector to make sure things are right. Just because it's new doesn't mean it's right. Trust me, as I got caught in that slamming door too, and filed a lawsuit to cover my repairs. They fought me, even though I had taken pictures. The day before the court date, a representative showed up at my door with a check for the amount of the lawsuit. Many of these companies are slimy. And they simply do not care about you.

[mortsims]

back in the 80's there was no work in michigan so many construction workers went to florida. i knew 2 carpenters who went. they came back to michigan a few years later. they both told me they couldn't believe how shoddy the homes were built in florida.

[UncleDavesKitchen]

Skilled craftsmen retired 20 years ago and no young workers cared to learn from them. Teams of idiots now building houses. I'd never buy a new house.

[karenw]

I would be interested in having Tampa Bay 10 come and visit the new residents and owners in the 55 and over Medley @ South Shore bay community built by Lennar in Wimauma

[snailbrethrenadventures]

We will never ever go through a mass home builder ever again- back in 2004, we bought a newly built dream home in FL…moved in and within a month we all got sick, then we saw mold popping out on baseboards - the builder refused to take it seriously and we basically gutted the home and private inspectors found massive builder errors everywhere- the black mold was literally everywhere-we went into a group lawsuit against the builder with other homeowners only to find out these builders in their contract have you sign your rights away to a court/jury trial and force you to arbitration which is MASSIVELY skewed in favor of the builders and doesnt remotely protect the homeowners. The builder dragged things out legally for years and then declared bankruptcy and were fully protected by bankruptcy laws 😡 our family lost everything- the house, all our belongings and our life savings and it took us almost 10 years to recover while the builder came out a yr later after bankruptcy and went right back into business….the shoddy Florida home builders need to be held accountable

[HereTheHeckOfIt]

It's insane that standards have declined so badly. That's the problem with the profit only mentality. It degrades quality. Sadly, now America will be known for substandard houses. It's a damn shame. You look at the older builds and understand why they stood the test of time.

[diannacooper]

It's not just Academy homes it's DIA Horton Holmes you gotta fight to get service

[nittos]

The problem is with the city inspection department when these places are being built I have worked in many large development residential areas and the builders become buddy-buddy with the contractors they sign off the inspections at the Roach Coach while they're getting food without ever looking and they don't even check anything they just sign them off because ultimately the Builder is responsible not the city so I blame the city

[frankwhitson]

If a company won't go on camera to address any issues, they shouldn't hide behind a statement read on TV !!!

[bradbradshaw-in]

a friend of mine ( a union carpenter) went to florida to work when things were bad in michigan. when he came home he told me about how shoddy the construction of houses in florida was.

[dallas]

This is why you get a home inspection before closing

[RosemarieLerza]

Many homes built by Mattamy had roof leaks within the !st 3 years. Some of them had leaks w/in the 1st year which was covered under the warranty but the majority of homes with leaky roofs occurred after the yr warranty period. The interior of my villa which is in Palmer Ranch (Sunrise Preserve) is my financial responsibility. My home is only 3.5 yrs old. It looked so elegant & charming until the polish quickly wore off. I also had to replace the cheapest model garbage disposal that Moen makes. I did get a microwave & dishwasher. I'm also disappointed that they didn't offer hurricaine proof windows. I'll never purchase another Mattamy home.

[ltcmoose]

So these companies manage the construction from an office, cell phone and a spreadsheet. They go with low bid, low quality subs that pay the workforce so low that you get no one that really learns the trade and craftsmanship required. It is just like auto manufactures that don't fix the defects before the car is fielded to consumers. I just put new windows in my 40 yr old home north of Tampa. The block work was nice the straight and square. I told the replacement window contractor that I should get a rebate because he had to use so little caulk to seal the windows. I still have some Florida Hurricane Retrofit work to do on this home but when I am done, I will have 135 mph strong house with no real maintenance other than roof and AC replacements as they years go by.

[diannacooper]

It is also DR Horton we have to deal with someone with the name Carlos and we can't get anything done or he will Send someone to take out a nail and close out the whole homeowner's request to have something fixed. And then if you proceed on About the issue hillside stop being so difficult