This is supposed to be a happy week for Robin Davitt. She fixed up her home, put it on the market and was set to buy a brand new KB Home, signing the final paperwork this week.

“I told all my friends that I was moving into this fantastic house,” Davitt said.READ MORE: 8 On Your Side investigates fallout from KB Home construction defects

But then Davitt, a disabled veteran, found what she calls “sloppy” construction during her walk-through.

“I feel so unsettled, so uncomfortable, so faithless about the integrity of that home,” she said.READ MORE: KB Home to pay victims, make more repairs after 8 On Your Side probe

And news of a recent attorney general settlement about 1,600 KB homes with poor construction leaves her uncertain. She wants out of her contract, but KB told her no way.

She feels trapped because she could lose her $19,000 deposit and could be sued by KB for not following through with the contract.

KB officials said this home passed multiple inspections and county inspections and that Davitt’s Realtor signed off on the final walk through.

KB Home sent 8 On Your Side this statement about Davitt:

“KB Home stands behind all of its homes, and uses dependable building materials and a building process that features a number of checkpoints and inspections. We are a leader in implementing new comprehensive stucco standards and provide our homeowners with a 10-year limited warranty and a new industry-leading warranty on stucco. KB Home has been in business for over 59 years and has built nearly 600,000 homes for families from coast to coast.”

Real estate attorney Alan Tannenbaum tells 8 On Your Side this is an example of why it is so important to do your research before you sign a contract.

“There’s really no means at that juncture to get your deposit back,” Tannenbaum said.

Buyers come to his firm with remorse, especially after the attorney general report, along with an 8 On Your Side investigation that exposed shoddy construction by builders KB Home and D.R. Horton

“We have people who come to us, wanting us to look at a Lennar contract, or a Pulte contract or a KB home contract and tell them it’s a waste of time,” Tannenbaum said.

The contracts, he explains, are written to protect the builder – not the consumer.

As for Davitt, she said she’s not moving into the new home.

“Now that I’ve worked so hard on this place, I might as well just stay here,” she said.THE STORIES OTHERS ARE CLICKING ON: