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MANDATORY WARRANTY, LICENSING, TRAINING AND HOME REGISTRATION CHBA - Saskatchewan POSITION STATEMENT: -All consumers who purchase a new home in the Province of Saskatchewan should receive independent warranty protection at a level set out by legislation of the Province. -Individuals and Companies that build new homes should register the home with a Commission so consumers can be protected and all those building homes can be informed of the details of the legislation. -Builders should be required to be licensed by the Commission and to obtain the license they must be a member of a third party warranty program approved by the Commission. -Builders would be required to take courses as set out by the Commission and to take upgrading course as required such as code courses when the code changes. CURRENT STATUS: -The Housing Department and Justice Department have worked with CHBA - Saskatchewan to develop an outline document that can be used with focus groups. -The Housing Department has hired a facilitator to hold focus groups with builders and telephone surveys with consumers over the summer. -CHBA - Saskatchewan will present an overview of the issue at the focus groups but will not be present during the focus group discussions. -The focus groups will likely take place in Regina, Saskatoon, Meadow Lake and Humboldt although these locations have not been finalized. -The report on these sessions will be used as one of the pieces of information the Government will use to decide if they will proceed with legislation. -CHBA Saskatchewan will carry out builder meetings in the fall and take a confidential builder vote of continued support based on the latest structure and cost. CHBA - Saskatchewan will only push ahead if support remains strong to do so by the builder members. FOR MORE INFORMATION: A copy of the latest discussion paper can be obtained from the CHBA - Saskatchewan office. Phone 569-2424 in Regina or 1-800-720-0075. Send us an email by using the Contact Us link. |
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