LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — About 50 homeowners in a Lake Las Vegas community are represented by multiple attorneys in a legal dispute with developer Pulte Group over structural damage they say is caused by shifting land.
The homes, which cost more than $1 million, have visible cracks in walls and backyards, and uneven floors that residents say pose tripping hazards. The Del Webb community began construction about seven years ago and is still building homes in the 800-home development.
“I could put my hand down the cracks in the backyard, which, if you pay that much money for a home, it’s pretty shocking,” said FOX5 reporter Kim Passoth, who began looking into the story for more than a year.
Legal process underway
Pulte Group wants the dispute to go to arbitration based on homeowner contracts and HOA CC&Rs. Attorneys for the homeowners and the HOA are asking a Nevada court to allow individual lawsuits instead…