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Council weighs steps to protect buyers as owners, contractors rebuild homes
Summary
Council discussion examined measures to improve permit transparency, require subcontractor lists and consider third‑party inspections after residents and contractors described substandard work by some builders and owner‑builders.
The Paradise Town Council discussed a package of policy and program options aimed at reducing construction defects and protecting homebuyers as the town continues rebuilding.
Tony Lindsay, Community Development/Building and Code Enforcement staff, told the council that the town is seeing heavy rebuild activity, an increase in owner‑builder permits and reports of resale homes with deficiencies. He proposed several measures that staff could bring back for council direction, including a standardized permit‑history summary, requiring a subcontractor roster with permits, buyer guidance materials, targeted outreach to realtors and escrow agents and considering a municipal ordinance requiring…
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