TRCC Fines 3 Area Homebuilders

The Texas Residential Construction Commission has fined several Texas home builders, including levying a $260,000 fine against a Victoria builder.

The $260,000 fine was against James Del White of J.D. White Construction for failing to pay consumer judgments, the misappropriation of or misapplication of trust funds, a failure to timely renew as a builder and a repeated failure to respond to a homeowner’s complaint.

The TRCC fined William Gaston of Austin’s Gaston Premier Homes more than $42,000 for failing to pay a consumer judgment and failing to timely renew as a builder.

Jaime Lozano of Lozano Construction in Edinburg was fined $40,000 for failing to provide a follow-up report to a state inspection and to respond to a complaint filed with the commission. The company also failed to register a home or to pay a home registration fee, state inspection process fee or late fees.

Texas homeowners can research registered builders or remodelers by visiting the commission’s Web site at www.TexasRCC.org.