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<br />with respondents and the City otLa Porte officials. Trinh deferred to Nguyen to respond to the
<br />interview.
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<br />Trinh will testify at a hearing.
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<br />Mr. Truong Nguyen, witness. 614 Fairfield, La Porte, TX 77571, residence # 281-842.7015 upon
<br />" persona) Interview at 2815 S. Broadway, La Porte, TX on December 28, 2000 stated il1 su~nqt:
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<br />Nguyen was shown the property, consisting of one residential building and a fonner commercial
<br />building now zoned residential...' at 2815 S. Broadway, La Porte, Harris County, TX by sales
<br />respOndent Daigle on or about June 1, 1999. Nguyen does not remember whether Daigle
<br />explained agency or provided Nguyen an Infoonation About Brokerage Services form. Daigle did
<br />, provide Nguyen with a Seller's Disclosure (FO ., 1) and Muttlple Ustlng Service printout (FO ., 2).
<br />· Daigle and Nguyen spent about an hour looking at'the property inside and outside of the buildings.
<br />Although there was a City of La Porte Inspection sticker on the electric meter Indicating that the
<br />electrical system was approved (FO # 3), there ~re no lights inside and they had to use DaIgle's
<br />, flashlight because the windCMIS were boarded up.
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<br />Nguyen noted at the time that the buildings were full of debris, there were numerous loose and
<br />exposed electrical wires Inside and outside of the buildings. and that ceilings and walls were
<br />severely damaged by apparent water penetration. Ngliyen has had extensive prior experience In
<br />, "fIXer up. properties and believed that the buildings were within his capacity to repair and therefore
<br />. did not require structural and mechanic:allns~ons..
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<br />While examining the exterior of the property Daigle told Nguyen that the property had a 100'
<br />frontage along S. Broadway and In depth It extendeqfrom a chain link fence in the rear of the
<br />buildings 100' towards S. Broadway which would have placed the front edge of the property
<br />approximately 5' to l' from the street surface, allowing ample parking space for the residence.
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<br />Nguyen submitted a purchase offer In Trinh's name which was accepted by the seller on June 8,
<br />1999 (FO # 4) and the purchase closed at Alamo Title Co. on June 22, 1999 (FO" 5). Nguyen
<br />then began to make the repairs necessary to convert the former commerclal property to residential
<br />and to clean and repair the residential building. ~guyen removed the second stOlY structure of the
<br />commercial building and while doing so was Infonned by Tommy Carpenter, a City of La Porte
<br />building Inspector, that Nguye~ could not pa~ In front of the buildings, between the buildings and
<br />the street, because that was county right of Way. This was contrary to what the Seller's Disclosure
<br />indicated (FO # 6) and what Qj!igle had told Nguyen. Nguyen then had to remove the roof that
<br />had covered the area between the commercial and residential buildings in order to park on the
<br />property (FO # 7) and also had to obtain pennits from the City of La Porte in order to continue
<br />working on the property.
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<br />As Nguyen continued he found that the Seller's Disclosure was false In that there were many
<br />conQltions which materially affected the physical health or safety of an indivldual,- (FO # 8);.
<br />When he applied for construction pennlts Nguyen learned that any sale of the property
<br />invalidated the zoning pennit (FO # 9) and that a previous inspection by Carpenter on February
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