Good editorial today in the Inquirer urging Governor Rendell to veto a HB 1467, a bill that would put homeowners fighting contractors who have done shoddy work at an even greater disadvantage than they are today. The justification for the bill is that it would avoid litigation by giving contractors 2 ½ months repair bad work. But the bill creates procedural barriers that will make it more difficult for homeowners to sue contractors who fail to make the repairs.
The editorial follows on an excellent column Jeff Gelles wrote about the bill a few days ago.
By the way, if you don’t read Jeff Gelles regularly you should. Not only does he have good personal advice, he regularly takes on political issues from a consumer perspective. He is one of the few reporters willing to take on Comcast, for example, criticizing them for their anti-competitive refusal to allow Direct TV to broadcast Sixer games.
You can contact Governor Rendell by email at governor@state.pa.us by fax with the Hallwatch Faxbank Service http://www.hallwatch.org/faxbank/harrisburg or call him at 717-787-2500 or write to him at Governor Edward G. Rendell, 225 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120.