We signed a contract with a reputed home builder and after 1 month signing the contract the builder says to change the location of garage to right and we are not happy with it as views from great room will be blocked. What are our options here legally/negotiation with builder?
Why is he moving it? Cancel the contract.
He is asking us to change as it is corner lot and the garage driveway is on walkway
Builder might have a compliance issue with the city.
Uh talk to your lawyer.
Don’t the architect plans require approval from the city? The builder would need to get the new drawings approved first right? Also, what’s the reason that the builder (I’m assuming general contractor) provided for moving the garage?
He is asking us to change as it is corner lot and the garage driveway is on walkway
You won’t win this one
Ask real nice if there are other options but ultimately it's not up to you.
Planning to do that.. thanks 🙏🏼
Ask for discount, as that view you paid for is fcuked up.
We will try..
Sounds like an idiot builder, if they eff up this early. Consider backing out and finding a different builder in a different location.
They should have been well past this level of detail before signing the contract
That lot is a really beautiful lot.. we don’t want to lose that.. we have researched and waited for a long time to find such lot..
Life happens. Shit happens. Most devs here understand the need to readjust the specs of software to the realities on the deployment environment. Building homes is no different. Ask why the change is needed. What the options are for keeping it the same way. Or closer to what was originally planned. If that fails, ask for a discount. Be sane. Be rational. The permit process explicitly allows this because it happens a lot. You can’t prep for finding a giant buried rock formation till you find it. The contract you signed specifically addressed this. And it is always in the builders favor.
Okay.. we will try to negotiate and see what are the options for us.. thanks for your feedback
On a human level, it sucks. But really, most builders hate these type of changes as much as you do. It costs them money. Having an irate home owner to deal with just makes everyone dig in their heels. Be flexible. Identify good options and see how you can both get past this.
It sounds like a city restriction and you cant have it your way. Doubt the builder can give you a discount because the decision is not up to them either. Sounds like you are still in the permitting process and the contract probably will have language in there that prevents you from backing out due to city restrictions.
Just rebuilt our home in California. You are at mercy of government here and only defense is a good general contractor.
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Nothing...you can never win with a home builder. That 70 page contract you signed doesn't have a single line in your favor. Every line in that contract protects builder.