Emergency money for homeowners with Chinese drywall is closer than ever before – at least in the state of Florida. Governor Charlie Crist is doing what he can to push FEMA into providing money for those who have been affected by tainted drywall.
Recently, Crist sent a letter to FEMA asking for an evaluation of the [...]
Hundreds of cases have been consolidated into part of the federal proceedings in New Orleans. An initial trial just wrapped up that involved seven Virginia homeowners. Around the corner, on March 15, a family from Louisiana is scheduled to begin trial against a Chinese owned entity/manufacturer.
Lee County Commissioners are finally listening to homeowners who say Chinese drywall is ruining their lives and costing them a lot of money. On Tuesday, the county joined many others in asking Governor Charlie Crist to declare a state of emergency for all victims.
If the governor decides to declare a state of emergency it will [...]
One resident purchased her townhouse back in 2007 – a year that is known to be smack-dab in the middle of the Chinese drywall influx period following Hurricane Katrina and the other numerous hurricanes during the 2000’s.
SB 498: Sen. Aronberg also is the sponsor of a measure that would seek a unification of two entities: the Florida Building Commission and the Department of Health. The duet would create standards to stop companies from using drywall that did not comply with emission requirements.
Particularly, homeowners associations are finding themselves having to cling to hopes for legislation aimed at helping their situations. Bankruptcy has become a common and unfortunate necessity for far too many Americans. Luckily, there is actually quite a bit of legislation on the drawing boards of Congress, some more realistic than others.
There has been a lot of pressure on Florida Governor Charlie Crist to declare a state of emergency on the Chinese drywall disaster. Although it is hard to say if this will ever happen, Crist took a big step forward when he addressed a group of protestors and said that he would look into declaring [...]
One South Florida construction company has had to file bankruptcy due to Chinese drywall driven problems. South Kendall Construction Corp. was doing well during the housing boom ($4.8 million gross income in 2008), but everything came down on them soon enough. Many homeowners began to notice signs of Chinese drywall, and as you can imagine, [...]
In many parts of Florida, homeowners have gone through the difficult task of realizing that their home was constructed with Chinese drywall. It starts with the odor coming from the walls, and is usually quickly followed by the etching of metal and copper and the failure of appliances. Along with all this, health problems, such [...]
The Chinese drywall crisis has forced families across the country to move out of their homes, obtain second mortgages, and spend large amounts of money in investigation costs, among other things.
