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County commission to lend a hand to Chinese drywall homeowners?

County leaders are meeting on Wednesday to discuss the launching of a program to help low-income homeowners who are dealing with Chinese drywall problems.

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Parkland drops permit fees for Chinese drywall repairs – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Parkland homeowners grappling with Chinese drywall are getting a bit of a break on repairs. The City Commission has agreed to eliminate building permit fees in such cases, which could run from $1,700 to $3,000 per house. Chinese drywall gives off a …

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Structural Integrity of Chinese Drywall Called Into Question – Yahoo Finance

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A leading US distributor of picture hanging hardware has urged the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to expand its investigation of Chinese Drywall to address structural integrity. In a …

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Bogus Chinese Drywall Fixes Prompt FTC Warning (NewsInferno)

Chinese drywall victims should be careful about anyone promising tests or fixes for their wallboard problem. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), such Chinese drywall “solutions” are likely scams. So far, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received 2,276 reports from residents in 32 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico concerning

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Bogus Chinese Drywall Fixes Prompt FTC Warning – Newsinferno.com

Chinese drywall victims should be careful about anyone promising tests or fixes for their wallboard problem. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), such Chinese drywall “solutions” are likely scams.

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KDHE Works with CPSC to Identify Kansas Homes Where Chinese Drywall … – Kansas City infoZine

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is working with the U.S.

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Chinese Drywall Hotline Established in Louisiana (NewsInferno)

Louisiana has set up a Chinese drywall hotline so people in the state experiencing problems with the defective wallboard can register their complaints. According to Nola.com, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has asked the 32 states where drywall problems have been reported to submit official counts by December 14.

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Chinese Drywall Hotline Established in Louisiana – Newsinferno.com

Louisiana has set up a Chinese drywall hotline so people in the state experiencing problems with the defective wallboard can register their complaints.

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CPSC finds link between Chinese drywall, corrosion – Business Insurance

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released results Tuesday from an indoor study of homes built with Chinese drywall that found a link between the drywall and corrosion of metals in those homes. The CPSC, which is part of the …

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Feds to release 2nd Chinese drywall report – Miami Herald

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

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