LAWSUITS – KB

KB HOME LAWSUITS. (link to all)

It’s been a long time coming, but the lawsuits are finally hitting the fan! KB Home, like most builders, prefers arbitration. The benefits? It costs less and is supposed to save time. What arbitration actually does is keep complaints and building defects secrete and out of the public records.

Forced Arbitration Rogues Gallery from Public Citizen.

Arbitration More Expensive Than Court – So Costly That Many Victims of Consumer Fraud, Employment Discrimination Give Up from Public Citizen

KB Home is the only builder in the nation forbidden to use binding arbitration. see: kb home only builder in nation forbidden binding arbitration

See Suit: KB_Class_Complaint_final (1)

FTC CONSENT ORDER FORBID KB HOME TO PROVIDE FOR BINDING ARBITRATION – BUT THAT DIDN’T STOP THEM IN THIS SALES CONTRACT!

KB ARBITRATION FTC AND SALES CONTRACT

Building troubles ; KBHome could face class action lawsuit (from madmax Pruitt case Texas LMTBusiness)

Still, that doesn’t make suing them easy. Even if you are not bound by binding arbitration, KB Home has written their warranty so the claim process is so onerous you can’t get to step one.

STEP ONE

CLAIM PROCESS

Good Luck with That!

STEP TWO

kb home steps just to get to arbitration

Statutes & Constitution View Statutes Online Sunshine

FLORIDA BUILDER RIGHT TO CURE LAW. Or in other words- You are Screwed Mr. Homeowner!

The state of Florida took away your right to sue your builder – catch 22 – they won’t do anything when the builder screws you blind. BUYER BEWARE IN FLORIDA!!!!!!!!!

Latent Defects Law

Public Citizen writes- home-court-advantage-building-industry-arbitration

Public Citizen on KB Home violations of FTC order prohibiting binding arbitration. (pg 15)

FORTUNATELY, someone has finally figured out this is more than a warranty issue!

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED in FLORIDA!

Willowbrook Condominiums – home of the whistle blower and “life threatening defects”, missing hurricane straps, rotting balconies, and more! (see the 50+ newscasts)

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OSCEOLA COUNTY LAWSUITS

NORTH CAROLINA – CLASS ACTION DECLARED! – 2012

584 houses with leaking hardiplank board. Declaring a class is a major feat against KB Home.

ElliottvKBHomes Hardiplank KB Class Cert Order_02-27-12(1)

INFLATING APPRAISALS!

KB Home Conspires with Landsafe news story (Appraisal Scoop)

Inflating Appraisals (DOJ) (starts getting interesting page 32-33)

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Another Inflating Appraisals – Texas

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.KB Sues Homeowners and Subcontractors. Swinging at everyone in sight?