KB Home controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2016
Florida construction-defect settlement
KB Home settled a multimillion-dollar lawsuit with the Florida Attorney General's Office relating to defective construction and repair work on homes.
2006
Stock-option backdating investigation
An internal accounting investigation examined alleged backdating of stock-option grants. Chairman, president, and chief executive Bruce Karatz resigned, and KB Home also announced the departures of senior human-resources and legal executives.
2001
Arlington bombing-range subdivision lawsuit
Homeowners in an Arlington, Texas, subdivision sued after discovering that the development occupied a former military practice bombing range. The dispute was settled, and remediation involved the Army Corps of Engineers.