TAMPA - After FOX 13 aired stories on dangerous defects in new home construction, we received dozens of emails from homeowners dealing with the same issues. Those concerns came from communities in Sarasota , Odessa, Melbourne and Tampa .

We went to a neighborhood in New Tampa, where more than 40 homeowners say their roofs are leaking and defective.

People who live in the Esplanade of Tampa chose it for its quiet seclusion and the appeal of owning a new home.

When Joseph and Heather Dorsa bought their home nine years ago, it was brand new. But they quickly realized their new home had serious issues.

Joseph Dorsa explained, "Within the first two weeks, within 15 days, we had a leak. It just continued. Then we had one in our master, then we had one in the guest bathroom, then we had

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