Posted by Maria
on 8/5/2005, 6:14 pm, in reply to "Possible Lawsuits Against Manufacturers & Dealers"
69.106.75.103
we purchased a mobile hoem from fleetwood and well, we were sold a defective piece of garbage that is litterally falling apart. they took forever to deliver ,even longer to let us move in.and of course the list of defects goes on and on and on.. we have thought of a law suit,but arent sure where to go?? any ideas?
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: I’m trying to put together a listing
: of people who have been taken
: advantage of, who were sold a
: defective home, who had an improper
: set up, or who were unable to get
: warranty support from the
: manufactured housing industry. The
: reason for this is primarily to
: explore the possibilities of
: litigation, and secondarily to
: provide an additional resource for
: manufactured home owners. I know
: that most buyers have been made to
: sign arbitration clauses, but such
: clauses are not always binding,
: depending on your state law and the
: exact wording of your particular
: agreement. The general idea is to
: give people a better idea of others
: who have experienced the same type
: of problem in their geographic
: region and to see what legal
: remedies might be available to them.
: Even if a class action lawsuit would
: not be possible with respondents,
: such sharing of information should
: aid individual lawsuits (for
: instance, allowing different
: plaintiffs to share depositions
: regarding a particular manufacturer
: or problem – which would strengthen
: their cases while decreasing overall
: costs). If this is something you
: would like to explore with me,
: please contact me with some basic
: information: 1. The type problem or
: problems you had. Did it involve
: fraud, a defective home, a defective
: set up, or warranty problems?
: 2. The manufacturer (and specific
: model if possible) of your home and
: the date purchased.
: 3. Your contact information.
: Preferably an e-mail address, a
: phone number if you’re willing to
: share it, and the city and state you
: live in.
:
: I would also like to hear from
: anyone who has experience in
: bringing lawsuits against the
: industry whether successful or
: unsuccessful. Any attorneys with
: proposals or suggestions are
: particularly requested to contact
: me. I would prefer if this
: information (both from a consumer
: end and a legal perspective) is sent
: via the feedback form on this page:
: http://www.manufacturedhomebuyers.com/feedback.htm
: Your information will not be sold,
: you won’t be put on a mailing list,
: or anything else. (I am deluged with
: spam myself, and wouldn’t wish it on
: anyone.) If I do receive substantial
: feedback, I will e-mail everyone one
: time to share what I’ve learned and
: to share contact information so
: members of the pool can contact
: other consumers with similar
: problems or other customers in their
: area. If it looks like something
: more is possible on a group scale,
: that will be discussed, too. If an
: attorney offers to help, that
: information will be directly shared
: with everyone – and there won’t be
: any kickbacks or stipulations.
: That’s it in a nutshell, so to
: speak. If you know of anyone else
: who might be interested, please let
: them know about this, too. The
: success of this venture depends on
: the number of people who are willing
: to get involved. Thanks in advance
: to anyone who can help!
:
: On a side note, my web site has what
: I feel is a really good list of
: resources for anyone who has a
: manufactured home or who is
: considering one (dozens of links for
: manufactured housing consumers,
: homeowner groups, government
: resources, manufacturer web sites,
: and even a number of books on the
: subject of manufactured housing):
: http://www.manufacturedhomebuyers.com/housing%20links.htm
: Please don’t buy one of these homes
: without doing your homework, or the
: chances are good that you will
: regret it. Use the resources that
: are available. If you want a chance
: to win one of ten Amazon.com Lucky
: Breaks shopping sprees being given
: away (each worth $1,000), please go
: to this page as well:
: http://www.manufacturedhomebuyers.com/jbgrafx/shopping.htm
: . The entry form is quick and easy.
: (Warning for the guys: it’s for
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