Disabled woman’s troubles with Addison home builder is exhibit A on why written contracts are good and oral agreements are bad.
Jasmine Vishay bought a new home in Travis County from Brightland Homes, based in Addison. Her wheelchair doesn’t fit through doorways. The builders say they are not responsible for the fixes. She has nothing in writing. Promises made to her were oral.I am going through Jasmine Vishay’s files for the new home she purchased from one of the state’s top homebuilders, Gehan Homes, which recently
This is one of the best, or actually worst examples of how important contracts are. You agree to pay $377,000 for a new house, as she did, and you can’t use it properly because you’re missing one crucial page? It’s heart-breaking. He says, “We are flexible. We bend to try to avoid disputes and have happy customers. … We occasionally have an unhappy customer.”Before the house was finished, the company offered to refund her $12,000 deposit plus another $500 and permit her to leave the deal. She turned it down.
Brightland lawyer Illmer said that she declined upgrades that could have solved this problem during the early phase. Vishay says disability options are not listed among the upgrade options she saw.Vishay said confusion stemmed from having five different construction managers on her project, making it difficult to get things done.
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