Item: Sinking hopes: Company refuses to pay for repairs to home built on unstable ground/Sean Garmire, Coeur d'Alene Press

More Info: Cultice's son bought the home for her in 2003 from previous owners for $174,000. About two years after moving in, Cultice, a Hospice nurse began to gradually notice a creeping problem o cracks forming along walls and corners in her kitchen and hallway. Her doors, she said, grew stiff on their hinges, and became impossible to close. Months later, a gap opened between the wall and floor. The gap would continue to expand as the home sank as much as 6 inches in places. The gap would eventually grow to about 2 inches; wide enough to allow the weather to blow through between the exposed nails.

Question: Who should be responsible for repairing this home that was built on shifting dirt?

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