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may have been installed in some Habitat homes

MIAMI (WSVN) — South Florida homeowners who had their homes built by Habitat for Humanity may face problems due to their . Habitat for Humanity has been building homes in Miami-Dade County for the past 30 years. During that time, the organization …

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Chinese drywall may have been installed in some Habitat homes

MIAMI (WSVN) — South Florida homeowners who had their homes built by Habitat for Humanity may face problems due to their drywall. Habitat for Humanity has been building homes in Miami-Dade County for the past 30 years.

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West Bank Habitat for Humanity homes get Chinese drywall remediation – New Orleans Times-Picayune

Tucked back in a neighborhood off of Manhattan Boulevard in Harvey are several cute homes you’d never even know about unless you turned off Manhattan onto 11th Street. Built by New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, these homes have given hard-working …

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Lee Habitat for Humanity recovering from Chinese drywall fiasco – PHOTOS

In fall 2006, Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry counties received a generous donation of drywall from a company in New Mexico, but it turned out to be tainted. The drywall came at a critical time when the United States saw a shortage of building material during the housing boom and allowed Habitat to [...]

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Habitat for Humanity homes tainted with Chinese drywall – East Valley Tribune

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Lydia Adorno’s kitchen was her pride and joy. As a new Habitat for Humanity homeowner in 2007, the 55-year-old Adorno spent days pouring over tile samples at Home Depot to pick out the perfect backsplash for her kitchen. She looked at …

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Editorial: Chinese drywall fix by Habitat – Naples Daily News

Habitat for Humanity enjoys an outstanding reputation around the country, the world and locally. Surely providing safe, clean, quality housing for the working poor — with those clients providing part of the down payment via labor known as sweat equity …

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Drywall fix done by Habitat for Humanity – News-Press

The happy endings are beginning for 25 Habitat for Humanity families in Lee County whose homes were discovered last year to have defective Chinese drywall. Fixing of the homes is almost complete and six families have moved back, said Kitty Green …

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Family back in Habitat home after Chinese drywall problems

In October, 25 families displaced from their Habitat for Humanity homes because it was discovered the structures were built with Chinese drywall. We spoke with the first family to move back into their newly remodeled home.

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Family back in Habitat home after Chinese drywall problems – msnbc.com

In October, 25 families displaced from their Habitat for Humanity homes because it was discovered the structures were built with Chinese drywall. We spoke with the first family to move back into their newly remodeled home. Life is back to normal for the …

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Aaron Kessler: Owner of tainted Habitat house wins a hollow victory – Herald Tribune

THE NEW ORLEANS BRANCH OF Habitat for Humanity has agreed to buy back one of its homes built with contaminated Chinese drywall in the high-profile Musicians’ Village neighborhood. Brian Morgan, a classical organist and former Catholic monk, first spoke to …

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