Failure To Deliver Condo Units Results In Suits Against New Hampshire Builder

In Litchfield, New Hampshire, The Nashua Telegraph reports:

• Stephen Broussard had found the ideal home: a Cape-style duplex condo with a cathedral ceiling, spacious rooms, a porch and a close view of the woods. The 60-year-old computer programmer and his wife, Maryann, adored the unit so much they put down a deposit of more than $50,000 on it and expected to spend their golden years in the 55-plus community. The Broussards signed the purchase and sale agreement in January 2007.

• Fifteen months later, the condo looks much as it did when construction first started, Broussard said. The interior is nowhere near completion, and the Broussards still live in the home they wanted to leave behind.The developer of the Broussards’ condo and the other 23 units of Blossom Court never put their $52,500 into escrow and can’t account for the money, the couple claims. But the Broussards aren’t alone. Five other owners of Blossom Court condos have sued developer Richard Berube for a slew of alleged misdeeds that they say have spoiled their retirement dreams. “We all worked hard,” said Bruce Heiser, another of the condo owners suing Berube. “This is what we wanted, and we all got screwed.”

For more, see Condo owners’ dreams dashed; lawsuit filed against developer.

For a related stories, see:

• The Nashua Telegraph: (May 7, 2008) Litchfield developer arrested after 6-hour standoff,
• The Union Leader: (May 9, 2008) Neighbors, clients critical of Londonderry man involved in standoff.

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