This episode of the Rabbit Hole Podcast discusses the deep-rooted issues and systemic corruption within the state’s regulatory systems. The hosts share their experience and provide evidence of how the regulatory system in Virginia is flawed and fails to protect consumers. They highlight the lack of accountability, loopholes in contract law, and the favoritism shown towards certain contractors.

This video is a short description of one document we received from the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation as part of a FOIA request.

Scrutinizing DPOR's (Virginia’s Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation) mission statement and purported commitment to safeguarding the public through minimum competency standards, we uncover discrepancies between rhetoric and reality. Despite ostensibly existing to prevent harm to homeowners, DPOR's actions—or inaction—tell a different story.

In this episode of the Rabbit Hole Podcast, Marty and Andie discuss the alarming decline in consumer protection in Virginia's new construction industry due to recent regulatory changes. Listen in as our hosts explore this issue and have a little fun on social media asking the kind of public policy questions the politicians don't want any part of this year.

In this exposé of the perilous world of home building, our courageous hosts detail the deleterious effects of their molding home on their overall health. They recount bouts of mysterious fatigue, skin reactions, and emotional instability, presenting a stark and perhaps shocking depiction of the dangers lurking within unhealthy living environments.