Youngsville homeowners urge home repairs

23 hours 46 minutes ago by Valerie Ponseti

In Lafayette Parish, neighbors in a Youngsville subdivision with plumbing, sheetrock, and mold issues said it's time for a solution. The subdivision, that's less than 2-years-old, was built through the national building company, D.R. Horton, along with local developers, contractors and builders.

Homeowners said they aren't looking to place the blame, just to have their homes fixed. Homeowner Tara Proffitt said her problems started just a week after her family moved into their brand new home back in February.

"Came through the attic and through the light fixtures and through the air conditioning vents and it was pouring onto the floor in the laundry room," said Proffitt.

Two weeks later, there was a second leak.

"My daughter woke me up at 11 o'clock and said, 'It's raining in my bedroom'. That's when we discovered the second leak," said Proffitt.

Proffitt said she's not the only one in the Sugar Ridge Subdivision having issues, many neighbors even replacing winders because of leaks and mold inside the walls.

"There's multiple homes in this half-block radius that have experienced the same issues.

Youngsville Mayor, Wilson Viator, said all the homes have met the city codes, but he said if the builders and homeowners can't work out a solution on their own, they should take legal steps to resolve it.

"Some of them are building to a bare minimum of standards in national building codes, but it is to code. They need to seek legal action," said Viator.

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