DAYBREAK TOWNHOME 1 OWNERS ASSOCIATION PRESS CONFERENCE

LOCATION: 4512 Cave Run Lane, South Jordan

Please also see the wall openings at 10514 South Topview Road and 4567 Harvest Sun Lane.
(Links go to Dropbox files)
There are nearly 400 homes located in 102 separate buildings in the Townhome 1 community.
Buildings may be duplexes, or may have from 3 to 7 townhomes in them. They were built in phases as
Daybreak grew, from 2005 through 2013. Homes in Townhome 1 are only 4 to 12 years old.
The exterior walls consist of: fiber-cement siding or stucco, then building paper in conjunction with rigid and
flexible flashing, then oriented strand board sheathing, then wood framing, insulation, vapor retarder, and
interior drywall.
Most buildings have sloped roofs with roofing shingles; some roofs are flat with thin flexible membrane
coverings.
In early 2016, the Association hired J2 Building Consultants to investigate the numerous leaks and damage at
Townhome 1 and report their findings. Here is what they wrote:
As a direct result of the defective installations of stucco, fiber cement siding, hardboard trim, WRB,
flashing, caulking, windows, doors, roofs, and columns throughout the 102 buildings in all 8 Areas of
Townhome 1, water has intruded the wall assemblies of all the buildings, which has caused and
continues to cause substantial physical damage to the buildings. We found numerous construction
defects, concealed property damage, and elevated moisture content readings (indicating conditions
conducive to decay) at most exploratory openings.
In addition to this damage to the building components caused by their defective installation for
example, cracking stucco and rotting trim water infiltration as a direct result of the defective
installation of these components has damaged and continues to damage the OSB sheathing, insulation,
framing, and even interior floors and interior drywall in the townhomes at Townhome 1.
Serious and damaging leaks are occurring on all 102 stucco-clad and fiber cement-clad buildings,
especially at window and door openings, roof-to-wall transitions, and other trim and penetration areas.
J2 also took some video of damage they discovered.
In 2015, the Association sued the builders and developer of Townhome 1 in Third District Court, Salt Lake
City (Daybreak Townhome 1 Owners Association v. Hamlet Homes Corporation, et al, Case No. 150901577).
The Association hopes to resolve the case through mediation with the defendants, which also include its
former management company and 2 former law firms.
The Association, rather than individual homeowners, is responsible for taking care of the exteriors of the
buildings; that is why the Association is the plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Two contractors have bid to do all necessary repair work, but the Association and Owners cannot afford to
pay for the repairs at this time. Many Owners are young families or retirees on a fixed income. Recovery of at
least some of these costs from defendants will help make repairs possible.
Over the last year, emergency repairs of serious leaks in roofs, doors, and walls have already cost the
Association over $113,000.
Photos show the widespread damage.

Questions? Please call John Morris or Rosalie Woolshlager, the Associations lawyers, at 801 790-900.