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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community WEDNESDAY MARCH 21, 2001 16 handbook Unique helps homeowners seek legal resolution to costly construction defects Home and Condo Defects, a dential growth has occurred so consumer handbook that gives homeowners a nuts and bolts strategy for recognizing costly and potentially dangerous construction defects and p then guides them through the process of seeking resolution, will hit bookstore shelves later this month. Written by attorneys Thomas Miller and his daughter Rachel Miller, nationally renowned specialists in construction defect quickly in the last decade, said California Attorney General Bill Lookyer, who praised the handbook for educating homeowners about the realities of construction defects and options they may pursue. Thomas Miller noted that a home represents consumers single greatest lifetime investment, and added, The American dream can turn into a nightmare for the family that discovand land subsidence claims, ers their new home is riddled Home and Condo Defects, A Con- with problems. Our goal in writsumer Guide to Faulty Construc- ing this handbook was to let tion has won the endorsement them know that they can effecof consumer watchdogs in both tively fight back. the government and the media. Home and Condo Defects The dramatic in (Seven Locks Press, $9.95 in upsurge Helping the earthquake victims of El Salvador, the Kanab 7th Ward Young Women made 20 personal hygiene over the housing past paperback) will be available in kits which they sent to the Salt Lake City Humanitarian Center where they are shipped directly to those suffering decade a has from the effects of the earthquake. sparked sharp in- April at Barnes & Noble and crease in consumer complaints other major bookstores, or may Left to right: Brittany Hutchings, Molly Winchester, Megan Winchester, Suzie Blasdell, Nicole Fisher, Amber It effort. e was relief Hunter. Verda Jennifer a and about shoddy construction. The be ordered Lee, at great Geiger building boom in and around constructiondefects.com. areas of Salt Lake City, to get Since 1981, The Miller Law ready for the 2002 Winter Olym- Firm has collected more than pics, is expected to yield such $350 million in construction dedefects as an aftermath of the fect awards on behalf of home-ownassociations throughout Olympics. Unfortunately, construction the United States, including, but defects in homes and condomini- not limited to California, OrThe Stooge Salvage Timber Oak Point Fire, having been The review showed sufficient ums are far too common in many egon, Nevada, Florida and AriSale Decision Notice and Find- partially contained on May 25, mortality, actual and expected, parts of our country where resi zona. which prompted the considering of No Significant Impact was 2000. not did Because late in the district Jill ation of a need for action and February by signed Leonard, District Ranger, North have sufficient resources to con- analysis through the National 196 East Tabernacle RM. 34 A home loan program has Kaibab Ranger District, Kaibab tain the Oak Point Fire or take Environmental Policy Act St. Kane for loans four in National Forest. Based on the initial action on the third fire, (NEPA) planning process. Sub- funding George, UT 84770 6 Ph results of the analysis docu- the Mangum Fire, the latter two sequently, District Ranger, Jill County, two loans in Washing& Garfield Iron Commented in the Stooge Salvage fires became the Stooge County resiLeonard, chartered an Inter- ton County, four loans in Environmental Assessment, Al- plex. Therefore, on May 26, 2000, disciplinary Team to begin the Garfield County and two loans dents can call or write to: USDA Rural Development ternative C was chosen because a Type II Incident Management planning process on Septem- in Iron County. The RHLP is a partnership Attn.: JoAnn Blackner it best meets the purpose and Team was ordered and assigned ber 22, 2000. 2390 West Hwy. 56, Suite 13 combines need for action, moves the plan- management ofthe Stooge ComC initiative that Alternative allows for the local, Cedar City, UT 84720 state, federal, private and nonning area furthest toward the plex. On May 28, 2000, the salvage of dead and dying 6 Ph desired condition, and resolves Stooge Complex fires were conis The resources. program pine on approximately profit the single significant issue iden- tained at approximately 570 150 acres, the planting of ap- structured to provide financial tified during public scoping. acres and were controlled two proximately 100 ponderosa assistance to low and very low On May 24, 2000, lightning on weeks later. pine seedlings, and the moni- income individuals and families rethe North Kaibab Ranger Disfield a Following control, toring of Goshawk nesting ac- who are seeking the opportuof trict was the cause three fires view was made by district em- tivity. The chosen alternative nity to become successful March potatoes & that ignited in the vicinity of Big ployees to determine the con- balances the need for timely homeowners in rural areas of gravy, mixed vegetables, Springs Lookout. The first of sequences of the fires and harvesting, to prevent loss of Utah. peaches, oatmeal cake. these fires, the Buck Fire, was whether any mortality in mer- economic value, with modified Individual households must March beans, corn meet the requirements of the bread, carrot & celery, fruit cockquickly contained by district fire chantable saw timber occurred restrictions that will allow crews with the second fire, the or could be expected to occur. success in Direct 502 Rural Housing pro- tail, sweet rolls. those areas affected by activi- grams, administered by Rural March chicken, ties. For additional informa- Development (the old FmHA). creamed potatoes, fruit, tossed For more information, Kane salad, pineapple cake. tion, please contact Scott and Washington County resiNannenga, March chowder, ham, Team Leader, North Kaibab dents can call or write to: fruit salad, peas & carrots, cookUSDA Rural Development Ranger District, Fredonia, AZ ies. Attn.: Melvin J. 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