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JOINT RESOLUTIONS

all home buyer complaints related to defective materials
and workmanship during the first year of ownership.

The following Quality Standards are expressed in
terms of performance standards. Noncompliance with the
performance standards calls for corrective action by the
builder. The format is designed for easy comprehension
by both layman and builder as follows:

(1) Possible Deficiency: a brief statement
in simple terms of the problems to be considered.

(2) Performance Standard: a performance
standard relating to a specific deficiency.

(3) Builder Responsibility: a statement of
the corrective action required by the builder to repair
the deficiency or any other damage resulting from making
the required repair.

(B) Site Work:

(1)    Site Drainage:

(a)    Improper drainage of the site.

(b)    The necessary grades and swales
should be established to insure proper drainage away from
the house. No standing water should remain in the yard
24 hours after a rain, except swales from which may drain
as long as 48 hours after a rain, or sump pump discharge.
No grading determination shall be made while there is
frost in the ground.

(c)     The builder is responsible only
for establishing the proper grades and swales. The owner
is responsible for maintaining such grades and swales
once they have been properly established by the builder.

(2)    Excavating and Backfilling:

(a)     Settling of ground around the
foundation, utility trenches or other filled areas.

(b)     Settling of ground around utility
trenches or other filled areas, maximum allowable 6
inches. Settling of backfill around the foundation shall
not interfere with water drainage away from the house.

(c)    Upon request by the buyer, the
builder shall fill excessively settled areas one time
only during the first year of warranty. The owner shall
be responsible for any grass, shrubs or other landscaping
affected by replacement of such fill.