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Metro Home Builders Inc. files for Ch. 7 bankruptcy

Metro Home Builders Inc. files for Ch. 7 bankruptcy
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A home builders group goes bankrupt, and their downfall is leaving customers in limbo.

The bankruptcy filing shows that Metro Home Builders Inc. had nearly 60 construction contracts uncompleted.

An attorney WINK News spoke to said that customers should be expecting a letter in the mail in a few days.

The letter outlines the next steps, the most important one being filing a proof of claim.

Former client Rosa Paz Vieira was so close to having her dream retirement home. Instead…

“No landscaping, no septic, no driveway, no irrigation, no vegetation removal, no ac units, no toilets, no hardware,” Viera said.

For four months, nobody came to work on her home.

“They kept ignoring our emails. Nobody would ever reply to anything. So, we went to the main office, and that moment we were confronted with a new owner saying Metro Home Builders is no longer in business. They have sold their property,” Viera said.

Viera had just one of the nearly 60 construction contracts that have now been left in limbo.

“We’re about 65-70% complete,” Viera

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