The builder of our home, James Hampton, of Paramount Homes, LLC operated in a very similar manner as was described in the report created by PJ. The home was about
a third finished when we found it last year. There were many items that needed to be finished like landscaping, drywall issues, carpeting, appliances, etc.
The builder put a lot of pressure on us to close as quickly as possible. We didn't want to close because when we did the walk thru many of the items we pointed out were not completed. This was even up to the day we closed. So, we held money out in escrow. The builder did the bare minimum to get his money and we have never heard from him since.
We were supposed to get a home warranty at closing, but, they told us after we signed it, that the builder still needed to sign it and they would forward it to us after he completed his part of the closing later that day. Weeks went by and we never got anything. So, we called our title company and the builder's title company and they finally forwarded us an unsigned copy of the warranty.
From the time we moved in, we have discovered issue after issue. To name a few... There was no dryer vent or room vent in the laundry room of the house. We spoke to a guy named Scott who was supposed to be Mr. Hampton's Superintendent. He sent over someone from the HVAC company to put it in. They knocked holes in the wall and our brick and told us Mr. Hampton was going to have someone come out to drywall the holes and vent back in. A state inspector came out to look at what was done and he said it was a safety issue with the way it was installed and needed to be completely redone. That was 8 months ago and no one from Paramount homes has ever come out called or responded to this issue in any manner. When you call Mr. Hampton's cell phone it says to call his attorney. I called the attorney and he was one of the most rude and threatening individuals I've ever communicated with. He indicated that Mr. Hampton was in the process of filing for Bankruptcy. I contacted the US Bankruptcy Court today and he has not filed.
In addition, we've had a broken water gasket, which leaked water in our basement. We had a dishwasher that was not properly mounted and broke over half our glasses. Three contractors that we've had come out to the house to help us fix pertinent safety issues have told us our house wiring is not right. Thus we had a lot of problems with our cable and phone lines. One of the contractors came out because several of our lights and electrical outlets weren't working. He discovered a burnt up electrical outlet that had caught on fire evidently. We also have a air conditioning unit that was not blowing cold air when it started to get hot. We called a sub out to look at it and found that it was not installed properly and was actually missing a part. That was fixed, however, it's still making a sound that is so loud it could wake Helen Keller up out of her bed at night!
In addition, half our roof blew off when a tornado came through in February. This should've been covered under warranty on a brand new home, but, again we could not reach the builder.
We have another issue with drainage on the outside of our home. The system installed by the builder to make sure water doesn't pool around or near our home is not working.
Water gets up so high it actually floods the roadway. We were supposed to have a special 10 year warranty on this according to our documentation, but, we never received anything from the builder on this like he promised either.
In addition, I was also threatened in writing by one of the builder's subs with bodily harm.
We have tried to reach the builder numerous times via telephone and in writing as we were dealing with these life safety/health issues. However, we have not ever heard from him since we closed last year. Please do yourself a favor and do not do business with James Hampton of Paramount Homes, LLC.
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