Fairness for Fairhaven NOW

Pulte Homes is facing homeowner complaints of shifting foundations and retaining wall cracks — again. This time, it's in the Fairhaven neighborhood just northeast of San Antonio.

Dozens of homes in the neighborhood have had problems, everything from cracks in the walls to foundations that appear to be splitting horizontally. Some residents say they are noticing cracks starting in a retaining wall that runs along their backyards.

Pulte is the parent company of Centex Homes, which in early 2010 saw a rock-clad retaining wall fail in spectacular fashion between the Rivermist and Hills of Rivermist neighborhoods on the Northwest Side of San Antonio.

Homeowners are concerned that the cracks in the retaining wall that runs along Columbia Drive indicate a problem that goes beyond cosmetic issues.