Chinese Drywall Toxic?

Some Chinese-made drywall imported into the United States contained radioactive material, news reports suggest, but state and federal tests so far haven’t detected it. Copies of customs reports obtained by the Los Angeles Times show drywall made with a radioactive waste product was shipped to the states in 2006 by at least four Chinese manufacturers [...]

Lennar Homes has identified about 400 homes with Chinese drywall that were delivered in Florida, mainly in its 2006 and 2007 fiscal years, the company announced this afternoon in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission. That represents 2.1 percent of the homes delivered in Florida and 0.5 percent nationally by the Miami-based builder. [...]

Lennar Corp. has identified about 400 homes in Florida that have confirmed problems with defective Chinese drywall and has set aside $39.8 million to repair the homes, the Miami-based home builder said in a securities filing Friday. The figures are as of May 31, Lennar said. Complaints about odors and corrosion blamed on defective drywall [...]

Hampton Roads residents with homes plagued by Chinese drywall may be entitled to claim tax deductions in the tens of thousands of dollars, according to an IRS memo responding to a complaint from Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. The memo, released Friday by the IRS, said that any loss of home value due to Chinese drywall [...]

WASHINGTON – Residents whose homes have been damaged by tainted Chinese drywall may be eligible for a tax deduction similar to the one taxpayers can claim for damages caused by hurricanes, floods or fires, according to the Internal Revenue Service. The final determination will be based on the results of investigations being conducted on the [...]

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) – The Florida Department of Health has completed air-quality tests at a home built with Chinese drywall. Officials collected air samples from the Parkland home over three days through Wednesday. The samples were sent to laboratories in Lakeland and Atlanta for analysis. The homeowners had complained about coughing and feeling dizzy. A [...]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has sent a letter to four U.S. senators with a status update on its efforts to understand and deal with the problem of tainted Chinese-made drywall. Among the updates, which were sent on Monday: two unconfirmed reports of fire incidents in Florida involving Chinese drywall, and a [...]

PALM BEACH GARDENS — These days, Jill Wachter has a lot on her mind. After discovering several months ago that her home contains tainted Chinese drywall, she’s been concerned about the possible health problems she and her husband could be exposed to. She’s been working to move out of her home in Frenchman’s Reserve into [...]

WASHINGTON – The Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating two “fire incidents involving Chinese drywall.” No details were available in the federal agency’s first “status report” on Chinese drywall to Congress, but the commission said it is working with the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office to get more information and to “explore the possibility of [...]

MANATEE — Federal investigators plan to inspect more homes with Chinese drywall, but say it will be at least two more months before they can conclude whether it contains any potential health risks. The Consumer Product Safety Commission also said it is looking into two unconfirmed “fire incidents” in Florida that might be linked to [...]