Chinese Drywall Toxic?

BROWARD COUNTY – Broward homeowners who have discovered that defective imported drywall is damaging their homes could be eligible for a break on their property tax bills this year. Homeowners who have documentation that the presence of defective Chinese drywall triggered an insurance claim, a request for assistance from a mortgage company or a lawsuit, [...]

Across South Florida and the country, distraught homeowners feel stuck in their stinky, corroding homes that are breaking down bit by bit from something leaching from defective Chinese drywall. For most, moving out, paying rent somewhere else and keeping up with their mortgages is far too expensive, so they continue living in the unsavory conditions. [...]

JAMES CITY — Bill Morgan and his family abandoned their home in June, moving into a nearby rental. This isn’t a foreclosure story, though. Morgan moved out of his home in the Wellington subdivision out of concern for the Chinese drywall there. His is one of the houses recently confirmed with drywall that emits corrosive [...]

A flurry of letters headed out Tuesday from the U.S. Senate to three federal agencies and President Barack Obama himself. The topic: Chinese drywall. Florida Democrat Bill Nelson, who has largely led the effort in Washington to deal with the tainted drywall issue, asked the White House to assert a more active leadership role. “What [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 31 /PRNewswire/ — A leading forensic expert on building envelope, water intrusion, toxic mold, and Chinese drywall, Spiderman S. Mulholland, Senior Forensic investigator and national consultant with US Building Consultants (USBCI) and US Building Laboratories Inc. (USBLI) along with an independent work group comprised of experts and scientists have been working feverishly [...]