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James of Atlanta GA (12/10/08)
I have to say that my heart goes out to every letter that I just read regarding Beazer Homes practices and ethics. I am the former Quality Assurance manager for Beazer Homes in Jacksonville. I will say that I believe everything that I have read! I have seen it all. My partner and I lost everything we own, including the new home we were having built by Beazer after my boss found out that I was gay (Our loan was suddenly turned down after it had already been approved for several months!). I suffered harrasment, abuse and threats for months but dealt with it, mainly complaining to the HR department. Later I found out that not a single complaint was ever put in my personnel file!

After my boss found out, he made it his mission to fire me. The day he was coming to the field to do it, I drove into his office and left my resignation letter with HR. I stated that I had to leave due to family issues but in reality it was that I was forced to quit a 100K a year job due to my bosses homophobia. He later told me that he had no plans to fire me, even though a half dozen people warned me.

And trust me, I have seen many a gay homeowner at Beazer treated very poorly, severly discriminated against. I was told by my president after a very bad incident that I had to understand that 'PEOPLE LIKE ME' do not normally work in the construction industry!!!

Due to all the above, we lost everything we own. My boss even made it his mission to keep me from finding another decent job. So yes, this division is horrible and could care less about the customers nor the employees. Just care about the under the table kick backs and bonuses. Oh, I could tell soooooo many stories about this company! So trust me guys, all they want is your money at closing and for your warranty to expire so that you do not find out what they have swept under the rug nor hidden in the walls. Good luck to you all. We ended up homeless and I am sure a lot of you will too!

We lost everything we own, our good credit scores, everything due to 2 people's homophobia and one person's ignorance! And Beazer corporate ignored EVERY complaint and letter that I ever sent.

Rhett of Goose Creek, SC December 1, 2008

Rhett of Goose Creek SC (12/01/08)
Our dealings with Beazer started in May of 2007 when we signed the contract to have our new home built. Every date they gave us was changed. We were told it would take 4 months to build, it took 5 months. We had several issues that were covered by warranty, the siding had allot of lumps and bumps in it, they were taken care of, all the electrical sockets were loose, they were tightened up, all the insulation in the ceiling fixtures was removed upon installation, we replaced them with ceiling fans, the grading on the right side of our yard is lousy, the water puddles and attracts mosquitos - Beazer refused to correct because we planted bushes and put up a fence,

the biggest headache we had was the fact the fact there was no glue on the floors and when you vacuumed the floor got sucked up in the vacuum. We had them come in a few times to repair this issue but the problem continued until the warranty period was expired. We were tired of the vacuum getting stuck everytime we cleaned and my wife developed allegies that we had a tile company come in and install ceramic tile. The reason for my wife's allergies was the mold under the linolium in the bathrooms which we found once we took out the linolium, that is also when we found that the entire floor in every room that had linolium was not glued down.

Beazer's answer to all the air bubbles we found was to go in and stick a needle in the floor and shoot some glue in there, We have pictures of all the really large air bubbles, they just didn't care. Now we have a problem in our master bedroom, seems there are beems in the attic the are pushing against our ceiling in the bedroom, the hook ups for the washer are loose and leaking and there is a crack in our master bathroom floor from the toilet to the shower. So much for the warranty. The warranty period is not long enough on new homes.

Because of the linolium problem we had to replace all the floors with tile which we had installed over the past month in the kitchen, hallways, laundryroom and bathrooms.

Patrick of Aurora, CO November 10, 2008

Patrick of Aurora CO (11/10/08)
I have been trying to complete my one (1) year warranty repair list and i am still struggling to finish our wood floor issuies and the garage floor heaving. For the past 2 1/2 years Beazer has sent multiple subs to fix / repair the wood floor - large gaps/squeeking and now due to their actions it is not heaving in the middle of the kitchen. The sub floor was shimmed for over 2 years to try and abate the squeeking and when they finally removed them now the sub floor will not lay flat - which is the heave.

The builder has now said they cannot fix this and I will have to live with it. The garage floor was looked at and beazer stated that in order for them to replace it I had to have a 1 tripping hazard to qualify. The floor has heaved - about 5/8 - but the water from the back of my truck when I pull in from the snow and rain flows to my house and not the garage exit. They will not address it. I am not even getting return reply's from my e-mails.

This one year list was extensive at first and numerous items on it had to be addressed and fixed numerous times. Garage exit door stair failling away from house due to improper grade, retaining wall built up twice, dead tree in front replaced two times and still they put in the wrong tree per Association code. Grade in backyard wrong causing them to put a french rail drain to help remove water. The ongoing unprofessional action by this developer are unacceptable and now they ignore me.

George of Jacksonville, FL September 6, 2008

George of Jacksonville FL (09/06/08)
Beazer Homes built Deerwood Place condominiums, a beautiful development with six individual condo buildings. They were sold to owners as upscale, deluxe condominiums. Beazer had professional sales people on site for several months, selling the condo's, inviting customers to parties at the beautiful swimming pool, and showcasing the upscale condominims. The condo's sold for 290,000.00 up to 550,000.00 during 2005.

The buildings and the condo's looked great, until all the water leaks and structural defects began to surface. Many of the owners have relocated in disgust, trying to rent out the units, rather than sell during the slow real estate market. Beazer refuses to communicate effectively to owners about the design flaws and water damage that is destroying the buildings.

Beazer has had a small construction on the premises since 2005...this is almost 2009...making feable and slow attempts to tear off the faulty stucco and exterior building skin on six buildings. They do not communicate satisfactorily to owners...construction crews show up on cherry picker machines outside your window, and tear off the building, leave construction debris on the ground, and the buildings still leak.

The Beazer management is aloof and callous to the owners, creating an adversarial climate. The on site construction foreman is rude and non-responsive when you press for results and satisfaction, telling you to contact the office if you don't like dealing with him. Most owners on the property are already moved out or sorry for the day that they made an investment in Beazer Homes condominiums.

Beazer of Woodbridge, VA July 21, 2008

Beazer of Woodbridge VA (07/21/08)
Beazer Homes Builds Houses on Swamp Land, hires Illegals from 7-11 to build houses, poor workmanship, stole my deposit, and delivered a poor quality product. Creaky Floors, Poor Design. Beazer Homes Rushed the Building Process to make a sale before prices fell. 1 Week Later I would have never bought this home, it's clear the home was not finished at that time, but in order to not lose sales, beazer rushed buyers into buying homes.

come and take a look for yourself, why would a home builder plant dead trees and not car about the homeowner. I cannot even invite friends over to this place without being laughed at.

Kendra of Noblesville, IN June 30, 2008

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