Ryland Water Intrusion Group Effort

Updated 06/13/07

Arbitration Class - for further details and updates regarding the Addleman vs. Ryland Class Arbitration, please visit the publicly accessible website provided by legal counsel representing the class: http://rylandclassaction.info/

Complaint filed in the Circuit Court - filed March 3, 2005 against Ryland in the Circuit Court of the ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for Orange County, FL Civil Division - (Case no. 48-2005-CA-1930), Ryland responded near end of their allotted 20 day window - group effort members being informed by FR directly on what the next steps are.

Hidden Damage & Continual Leaking - many are discovering more and hidden damage and seeing more water coming in during recent rains.

Group Rate for Mold Inspection - a group rate has been negotiated with MRH Environmental Services, Inc. and also AQC Air Quality Consultants for mold testing. These are not official recommendations or endorsement, simply a group rate that has been established for the convenience of group effort participants. Each person should do their own research to determine their unique needs - there are many articles on the web like these - search, read and educate yourself to determine what is best for your situation. If you would like a copy of the estimate and contact info - email us at:

Still Join the Group Effort? - if you didn't sign up before but are interested in still pursuing Ryland please contact FisherRusher to let them know you are still interested.

FHBA Report Released on 01/12/05 - view current news stories regarding this report

The exterior walls of many new Central Florida homes built by Ryland (RYL) as well as other area builders appear to be seeping water through the "stucco / cementitious coating / textured finish" and then straight through the block wall during rain storms - hidden to our eyes behind drywall up until recently. This issue is being discussed on message boards and websites all over the internet. With the recent hurricanes, enough rain occurred at once that the water seeping in then pooled on the floor making the water intrusion issue obvious to us all - by soaking baseboards, carpet, padding, grout lines, hardwood floors, dry wall, nailer boards and the inside of the block walls leading to water damage and lots of mold on baseboards, drywall and hidden behind cabinets.

Ryland Homes is claiming this is not warrantable and was only caused by the hurricanes therefore the water intrusion is purely an act of god. Whether it has been happening all along behind the drywall to a certain extent, only to be become extreme and noticed by many during the hurricanes is an interesting question to be answered. Some have reported seeing signs of this happening prior - from subtle stain marks on their baseboards and dark grout lines when it rained all the way up to waterfalls coming down the inside of their garage walls where the exterior block walls are only covered by paint, not drywall. And many more are also seeing this happen after the hurricanes, now that they know to pay closer attention.

Many Ryland communities in the greater Orlando area are now banding together to take action through the Group Effort, to request Ryland fix the problem. Group Effort Updates will be added to this site as available and also sent via email to those on the Water Intrusion E-mail list - you can add your email address to the list here.

Some homes also do have a variety of other water intrusion points, some clearly warrantable and those are being taken care by Ryland for homes within their 1 year warranty. The hope of the Group Effort is that Ryland will find it in their hearts and business heads to realize that this too is an issue they should step forward and address for their customers that have made Ryland's profits soar by purchasing new Ryland homes - homes that they expected would keep the rain out.