USC Title 18, Section 1513 makes it a crime to interfere, harass or otherwise retaliate against federal whistleblowers when those individuals supply truthful information to government authorities regarding commissions of crime including fraud. Keep your recounts accurate, list your state and development, and you can even name names.

Please email to missudpat@yahoo.com your brief story and include details of the financial impact that D R Horton [DHI] has had on your family. Explain your thoughts about your relative bargaining strength as compared to DHI‘s. Also, if you have tried to redress your grievances either through regulatory agencies or the courts, what success have you had and how much money and effort was spent?

The racketeering activities that D R Horton [DHI] has been involved in are listed at www.drhortonsucks.info but more simply outlined as follows:

Predatory lending and mortgage fraud -bait and switch loan terms are changed to benefit DHI shortly before closing. In example, consumers are promised a low affordable fixed rate at or before contract signing, and then learn at closing that they qualified for an unaffordable high rate ARM with excessive closing fees.

Construction defects -which DHI refuses to repair. Some defects are as severe as cracked slabs/foundations, negative draining, framing settling, broken trusses, hazardous electrical systems, improperly pitched plumbing etc.

Warranty misrepresentation -DHI promises to comprehensively warrant repairs to the home for one year yet seldom follows through with your punch list. At best, DHI sends inexperienced journeymen to make matters worse.

Misrepresentations -Components such as windows and cabinets are substituted with lesser quality units at DHI’s discretion. Fraudulent premiums are charged for lots which DHI claims have enhanced value because neighboring parcels’ zoning will be maintained long term to benefit the consumer. In example: 1. Development properties sold all the while misrepresenting that the neighboring golf course will remain in operation when it was actually rezoned for condominiums. 2. Lot premiums charged for views onto “virgin land” which unbeknownst to consumers has already been slated for development. 3. Promised “gated” communities which are then later opened to allow access into the next adjoining development……….

Sub contractor and employee salary or commission withholding -progress or final payments withheld without good reason or earned commissions not paid.

The above can also be corroborated by visiting other third party sites such as http://www.consumeraffairs.com/housing/dr_horton.html or