Delays, setbacks and added expenses are just part of the
process when it comes to building a new home. But a group of local homeowners
say their problems went way beyond that; they call it fraud.
They all hired a
based company, RDA, Realty Development Associates to build them a modular home.
They say company owner, Don Shulman, demanded large amounts of money up front
and left them with homes that lacked basic necessities like heat and water.
A total of seven families, all told the same story. Together
the homeowners estimate they are out well over a million dollars. Rumor has it that he might still be taking deposits for new homes. Criminal charges were entered against him and the homeowners are waiting to see how that turns out.
Westchester Homes in Wingdale, NY, one of the largest modular home manufacturers in the east, severed all ties with RDA
immediately upon hearing from his customers that their homes weren’t being
finished. Westchester will honor all warranty service for the components they produced.
