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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.- – A judge ruled Wednesday that all homeowners in Palm Beach County plagued with Chinese drywall will be able to go to trial to try to receive financial compensation.
“It’s like a nightmare,” homeowner Barbara Tutin told WPBF 25 News [...]

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By Katie LaGrone
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla – Like so many transplants from the Northeast, Barry & Barbara Tutin built their Delray Beach home to retire in.
But rest and relaxation has been clouded by anger and frustration.
The Bostonians believe their home was built with defective Chinese [...]

A Miami-Dade circuit judge has approved a class action settlement between a Homestead builder, real estate brokerage and 149 homeowners who sought damages for Chinese drywall installed in their houses.
Judge Joseph P. Farina concluded the $6.6 million fund established for the owners was reasonable, given the fact “the settling parties have limited assets and collectibility [...]

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By Allison Ross
WEST PALM BEACH — Palm Beach County homeowners affected by tainted drywall are one step closer to making their case on their home turf.
In an order Wednesday, Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Glenn Kelley ruled that defective drywall cases consolidated in Palm Beach [...]

Chinese drywall, which is causing untold damage to an estimated 60,000 U.S. homes built after 2001, is proving equally toxic for mortgage lenders…
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s public insurance company reversed course this week and said it will cover a couple’s Gulf Coast retirement home, after previously telling the homeowners their policy wouldn’t be renewed because of the home’s [...]

By BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writer Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Writer – Fri Oct 23, 1:52 pm ET
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Florida’s public insurance company reversed course this week and said it will cover a couple’s Gulf Coast retirement home, after previously telling the homeowners [...]

Por NIRVI SHAH: nshah@miamiherald.com.
Un propietario de Hallandale Beach perdió la cobertura de seguro de su casa porque la construyeron con paredes de tablaroca chinas, lo que convierte a Universal North America en el segundo asegurador de Florida en tomar medidas contra las viviendas fabricadas con ese material.
En una carta del mes pasado, Universal informó [...]

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – James and Maria Ivory’s dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida’s Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes. It got worse [...]

Some Homeowner Policies Canceled After Claims Involving Defective Chinese Product
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At least two home insurers in Florida have begun dropping policyholders who filed claims for property damage linked to drywall imported from China.
Disputes with insurance companies are increasing as a growing number of homeowners file claims for [...]

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MIAMI — Homeowners living in houses with suspect Chinese drywall are already in a bind: Their air conditioners stop working, a rotten-egg smell permeates their homes, they suffer a litany of health problems including troubled breathing, nosebleeds and headaches.
Now, some of them could lose their property insurance coverage.
Many homeowners [...]

Pressed by members of Congress from Florida and Louisiana, the federal consumer safety chief promised a thorough investigation of defective Chinese drywall.

BY C. DAVID DURKEE
Special to The Miami Herald
Scientific tests have shown that toxic China-made drywall installed in homes beginning in 2001
emits harmful gases that corrode copper wiring and other parts of people’s homes. In addition, these gases harm people’s health, making many homes uninhabitable. Homeowners must not be left to shoulder this burden alone.
Democratic Sen. [...]

Firm, others face liability limits
By MARY WOZNIAK
mwozniak@news-press.com
After what homeowners say is a nine-month wait, Ananda Homes Inc. of Cape Coral is responding to complaints of defective Chinese drywall, but it’s unclear whether the homebuilder has enough liability insurance to cover claims.
State Farm, Aranda’s insurer, has sent at least 40 letters to Aranda homeowners, saying the [...]