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Fairview residents urge action as new neighborhoods report mold, structural and drainage problems
Summary
Residents from Richvale Estates and Pennock Place told the Fairview Board of Commissioners they have mold, sagging floors, missing truss connections and persistent backyard flooding in homes less than two years old and urged the city to press builders to fix defects; city staff said public storm infrastructure passed inspection but on-lot and HOA issues remain private.
Residents of new Fairview subdivisions told the Board of Commissioners on Dec. 4 that construction defects and drainage problems are damaging homes and posing health risks. Dozens of neighbors from Richvale Estates and Pennock Place described mold, broken floor joists, misplaced roof trusses, sagging floors and ankle-deep water pooling in backyards and asked the city to help compel the builders to fix the problems.
Jody Laleem, of Richvale Estates, said multiple homes in her neighborhood have "major structural issues" including trusses that do not meet the roof and floor joists that are broken. "We have mold in our crawl space that is very, very unhealthy," she said, and asked the city for leadership in making the builder, Brightland Homes/DRB, accountable. Brian Lilleen, who said he had received only six inspection reports when…
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