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New Home Builder hit me with $2K in Hidden Costs - Pre-bid. Seems like an Ethics violation

Pulte homes — has a bidding program where they have a Drawing and you enter by submitting an Offer.

Your Offer includes some questions - and an additional Lot Premium Bid - on top of the Builder Lot Premium. You also include your anticipated amount you will spend on Options - and your Elevation choice.

So I submitted an Offer and won.

After winning - when signing the sales agreement - the builder hits me with $2000 in mandatory structural options - because it’s a Corner Lot. They add on a little feature of rock siding to the side of the house because it’s a corner lot.

This cost was completely hidden to me - until the sales agent mentioned it when I signed the agreement.

I feel this should have been included in their lot premium - since it’s required for the corner lot.

I feel this was a misrepresentation and it was a hidden cost.

Do I have any recourse?

Is this an ethics violation?

Should I threaten to file a formal complaint if they do not absorb that cost themselves ?

I want to write a very direct email - but I also want to make sure I word it correctly and threaten the appropriate action.

I also don’t want them to refuse to sell to me either.

But I don’t feel like it’s fair for them to Hide Costs.

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