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| Miami-Dade Officials Announce Drywall Assistance Poder 360 Miami-Dade County homeowners with Chinese drywall issues will receive financial help from the county on the toxic situation. County officials have reported … |
| Drywall victims get break MiamiHerald.com … are related to faulty Chinese drywall won’t have to pay any permitting fees to repair their homes, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez said Thursday. … |
| Property appraiser trying to figure way to help tainted drywall victims Palm Beach Post More Money news » From The Post and AP By Jennifer Sorentrue More than 500 Palm Beach County homeowners whose property is tainted with Chinese drywall have … |
| Miami-Dade to help Chinese drywall victims Bizjournals.com Homeowners dealing with Chinese drywall can also try to get their property taxes reduced. Unlike the county permit program, which mostly applies to … |
| IRS: Tax deduction may go to homeowners with tainted Chinese drywall Scripps News The IRS statement comes a week after federal investigators issued a study concluding that there was a “strong association” between tainted Chinese drywall … |
| Gulfport Chinese drywall lawsuit could be among first in federal court WLOX By Trang Pham-Bui – bio | email GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – A Gulfport couple hopes its lawsuit against a major manufacturer of defective Chinese drywall will be … |
| Congress Takes on Chinese Drywall Housing Wire These are the latest legislative actions taken by Congress to address the Chinese drywall situation. A Consumer Product Safety Commission-led task force, … |
| House Passes Chinese Drywall Resolution RealEstateRama … resolving this problem,†said Posey who recently toured several homes in Indian River County that have been affected by contaminated Chinese drywall. … |
| House Passes Glenn Nye’s Resolution to Aid Toxic Drywall Victims RealEstateRama … in Hampton Roads affected by toxic drywall. “I have seen firsthand the physical, emotional, and financial burden toxic Chinese drywall creates,†said … |
Investigators to get more money for tainted Chinese drywall
By ALLISON ROSS
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate committee on appropriations has allocated a $9.6 million increase in funding for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, citing in part the agency’s need to investigate tainted drywall products.
In the 2010 Financial Services Appropriations Bill, which was approved by the senate committee last Thursday, the CPSC was given $115 million – a 9.1 percent increase over last year’s funding and $8 million more than what the agency had requested for its budget.
“Families … across the country have seen their dream homes turn into nightmares because of this defective Chinese drywall,” Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said in a statement praising the increased funding.
Some drywall imported from China between 2000 and 2008 has been found to give off sulfuric odors thought to corrode metal components in homes such as air-conditioning coils, silver frames and copper wiring. Some homeowners have blamed it for respiratory trouble, nosebleeds, headaches and other health problems.
In addition, other homeowners have claimed that some American-made drywall gives off the same sulfuric odors.
The U.S. House committee on appropriations also has approved increased funding for the CPSC, which is the lead governmental agency investigating the tainted drywall issue.
According to a press release from that committee, the CPSC was allocated $113 million for the 2010 fiscal year – an $8 million increase above last year and $6 million more than the budget request.
The statement from the House committee said part of that money should be used to expand the Import Safety Initiative, which puts CPSC inspectors at key U.S. ports.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2009/07/13/drywallfunding13.html
Nelson: Chinese drywall tests confirm differences
South Florida Business Journal – by Paul Brinkmann
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tests of high-sulfur Chinese drywall have confirmed differences between the imported material and U.S.-made drywall, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Tuesday.
The new EPA tests showed the Chinese-made drywall contained sulfur that was not in U.S. drywall, strontium (a metallic element) at levels 10 times as high as in U.S. drywall and two other organic compounds generally found in acrylic paint that were not detected in any U.S.-made wallboard, according to a news release.
“We now know there are three things in there that aren’t in other drywall samples,” Nelson, a Florida Democrat, said in the release. “We’ve got the what, and now we need the why and how do we fix it? In the end, I think all this stuff is going to have to be ripped out.”
Nelson’s office said the EPA has determined more tests are needed, including air sampling in affected houses, to determine whether the drywall is the cause of corroded wiring and appliances and the alleged health problems. Nelson said he and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana, will file an amendment to pending legislation to provide emergency funds for further investigation and continued testing.
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/05/18/daily29.html
Concerns about Chinese drywall used in SWFL
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Chinese drywall concerns – There are new concerns about Chinese drywall used in Southwest Florida. The drywall has been making people sick and leaving people with expensive home repairs.
It’s not just newer houses at risk. The big focus has been on houses built during the 2004 to 2006 construction boom. Hurricanes Charley and Wilma happened in those years. There was a huge drywall shortage during those times. Suppliers turned to China.
Della White, who runs Environmental Service Group in North Fort Myers, first started looking into the problem about six months ago.
“I talked to an HVAC contractor and he said it maybe something to do with the drywall. We’ve been having trouble with something… and it’s hush hush Della,” said White.
Until now.
Southwest Florida builders are getting complaints about people getting sick and foul smells.
“Like a new box of matches. You open a box it smells like that… sulphury,” said White.
And copper going bad… things like electrical wiring and air conditioner coils are costing homeowners big bucks.
“I had one person call me that’s concerned about what’s going on. So she took off the electrical outlets, because of the copper wire that’s in there, and it’s all black,” said White.
So far, everyone’s focusing on homes built in Florida during the 2004 to 2006 boom years. But the director of a certifying agency for indoor air quality inspectors says they’re expecting the problem to grow now in new Orleans because of Katrina repairs and a high demand for drywall he says people here who had wind and water damage from Charley and Wilma could have this problem too.
White says it’s something to watch out for. “Drywall replacement problem… Oh yes… absolutely… It depends on where the drywall comes from,” said White.
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