A Triangle home builder plans to do an inspection of a home that a military family says has become a moldy mess. The owner is a wounded veteran who has deployed six times to Iraq and Afghanistan. He and his wife received a grant to buy the house – but now they say it’s too dangerous for anyone to live there.
OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS. CAPITOL OFFICE CHIEF LAURA LESLIE EXPLAINS SHE WILL MEET AT 6 PM >> TOMORROW A TRIANGLE BUILDER PLANS TO DO A HOME INSPECTION TO A SAID MILITARY FAMILY HAS BECOME A MOLDY STYLE. THE OWNER IS A WOUNDED COMBAT VETERAN WHO IS DEPLOYED 6 TIMES TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. HE AND HIS WIFE RECEIVED A GRANT TO PURCHASE THE HOUSE. BUT NOW THEY SAY IT’S TOO DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE TO LIVE LIKE WRAL. BRYAN MIMS REPORTS THEY PUT THE BLAME ON THE BUILDER. >> IT WAS A STAR-STARTED CELEBRATION WHEN ZACH REINER AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO THEIR NEW HOME IN HOLLY SPRINGS. IT WAS IN MAY 2017, THE RETIRED AIR FORCE MASTER SERGEANT RECEIVED A GRANT TO HELP PAY FOR HOUSE FROM THE ORGANIZATION HELP A HERO. >> REINER SUFFERED A SERIOUS LEG INJURY AFTER A FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN. THIS HOUSE WAS OUR NEW START. AS WE SAID, WE MOVED TO THIS HOUSE AS. >> WE KNOW WE WERE GOING TO BE THERE UNTIL OUR CHILDREN ARE. >> OFF AND WEDNESDAY BUT 3 YEARS AFTER MOVE IN A BURST WATER PIPE IN A WALL ROEBUCK HOMES BUILDER TAKES RESPONSIBILITY WORKER Mistakenly DRIVEN A NAIL INTO THE PIPE. BUT A SLOW LEAK BEFORE THE BURST CAUSED A MOLD DECLARATION. I PRAY MANY TIMES. PLEASE JUST GET THE WHOLE MOLD. I DON’T WANT TO ISSUE THE WHOLE BIKE. >> IT SCARE ME. They assured me they knew what they were doing and would take care of it. JULIAN REINER SAYS SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHEN HER 3RD CHILD WAS A FEW WEEKS AWAY, SHE REVISITED MOLD. AND WE HAVE NOTICED MOLD GROWTH. >> ON ALL FIRST FLOOR VENT COVERS. THERE WERE THEY WERE ALL STAINED BLACK. RIOTERS HAVE PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL FIRST FLOOR DUCTS. >> THEN IN THE FALL OF 2021 THEY HIRED A NATIONAL COMPANY TO DO A MOLD INSPECTION. >> WHICH RECOMMENDS INTENSIVE CLEANING AND REPAIRS. THE ESTIMATED COST JUST TO GET RID OF MOLD. NOT THAT $178,000. BUT THE RIDER SAYS ANY REBUILDING WOULD INCREASE THE COST MUCH HIGHER. WE ARE EXPECTING MORE THAN $350,000. >> TO MAKE UP AFTER CHRISTMAS 2021, THE RIDERS HAVE MOVED TO A RENTAL HOUSE AND HAVE HIRED A LAWYER, THEIR FORMER DREAM HOME ON THE COURTS. IT’S JUST LIKE THEY ALWAYS LEAVE IT INSIDE. WE HAVE LOST OUR HOME. >> WE HAVE LOST ALL OUR STUFF YOU KNOW FOR THEM AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED IF IT COULD BE A LETTER FROM A ROBOT. COMBS’S LAWYER SAYS THE BUILDER HAS AGREED TO BUY BACK THE HOUSE AT MARKET VALUE ON THE CONDITION THAT THE ROBOT WILL BE RELEASED OF ALL LIABILITY. BUT THE RIOTERS REFUSED THE OFFER. WE WANT. >> THE ENTIRE APPOINTMENT AS IT HAD HAPPENED. >> WE WANT EVERYONE WE NEED A HOME WE WANT A SAFE LIVABLE HOME OR WHAT THEY WANT THE HOUSE TO BE DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT. ROEBUCK HOME SENT ME A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE WRITERS. CONCERNS GM CHIP BISHOPS SAYS AFTER THIS INITIAL REPAIR IN 2020 WRITERS NEVER ALERT ROEBUCK OF FURTHER MOLD ISSUES UNTIL EARLY THIS YEAR WHEN THE COUPLE’S LAWYER SENT A LETTER TO ROEBUCK WE SHOULD PUBLISHED TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IF JUSTIFIED. HE SAYS INSTEAD NEARLY 2 YEARS PAST POTENTIALLY EXACERBATING ANY PROBLEM. WE ARE DEEPLY SHERED BY THE COMBATIVE TOUR. IT TOOK, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE MADE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ROEBUCK IS SEARCHING FOR A THIRD-PARTY ARBITRATOR TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE. >> MANUFACTURER SAYS HE CONTINUES TO HAVE OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH RIOTERS. LAWYER AND HOPE TO FIND A SOLUTION. BRYAN MIMS, WRAL NEWS. HOLLY SPRING. >> AND RUNNERS THEY ROBOT PLAN TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE HOUSE TOMORROW, WE HAVE CHECKED WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS REGIONAL OFFICE AND THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE. OUTSIDE OF THE RIDERS CASE, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU HAS ONLY ONE RECENT COMPLAINT AGAINST ROEBUCK HOMES AND IT DOES NOT CONCERN MOLD. THE LAWYER
