CAMBRIDGE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Cambridge couple is watching their new home fall apart and become potentially dangerous, and they can’t get repairs done by the builder, who is a Sherburne County commissioner .

Dream turned nightmare

First new home:

The thought of buying a brand-new home together sent Lexie Alexander and John Danner to their happy place.

"It was a dream come true," Alexander said.

They moved out of an apartment and into their next stage of life in Cambridge in July 2024.

But then the dream came to abrupt end.

"It started on day one," she said.

Right away, they spotted water damage in the basement.

And in the coming months, they noticed little problems piling up: A drywall crack in the living room, a lack of caulking in the bathroom and a stairway rail that came un

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