Chinese Drywall News

$5M Chinese Drywall Program Approved by Louisiana Recovery Authority

The Louisiana Recovery Authority has given its final approval to creation of a $5 million program to help some homeowners rehabilitate property with Chinese drywall problems. The program will require legislative and federal approvals before it can begin. The aid …

Declarations

The Other ‘Public Options’ “Workers’ compensation state funds now control a quarter of the insured workers compensation market, despite the fact that they only write in 25 states… It’s an argument not to fear public options if they’re properly structured.” …

Florida’s Citizens Reconsiders, Renews House With Chinese Drywall

Florida’s state-backed property insurer has taken a second look at a home with corrosion from defective Chinese drywall and decided to renew its homeowners’ insurance policy on the house after all. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. had previously told James and …

U.S. Says Chinese Officials Helping with Probe of Tainted Drywall

China is helping American officials investigate reports of contaminated Chinese drywall after thousands of American homeowners complained the building material made them sick or damaged their houses, a top U.S. safety official said. Consumer Products Safety Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum …

Research Can’t Yet Explain Link of Chinese Drywall to Home, Health Woes

Federal investigators have been unable to prove a definite link between imported Chinese drywall and home damage and health issues. But they aren’t done investigating. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the problems with the Chinese manufactured home product …

U.S. Says Chinese Officials Helping with Probe of Tainted Drywall

China is helping American officials investigate reports of contaminated Chinese drywall after thousands of American homeowners complained the building material made them sick or damaged their houses, a top U.S. safety official said. Consumer Products Safety Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum …

Florida’s Citizens Reconsiders, Renews House With Chinese Drywall

Florida’s state-backed property insurer has taken a second look at a home with corrosion from defective Chinese drywall and decided to renew its homeowners’ insurance policy on the house after all. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. had previously told James and …

Insurers Backing Away from Homes with Chinese Drywall

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 when …

Virginia Officials Tour Homes Built with Chinese Drywall

Three Virginia lawmakers are asking lenders to help homeowners whose homes were built with suspect drywall imported from China. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Congressmen Bobby Scott and Glenn Nye Reps issued their appeal Monday during a tour of three …

It Figures

$135.4 Million Texas plans to spend an estimated $135.4 million to mitigate beach erosion along the Texas Gulf Coast from South Padre Island to McFaddin Beach. According to Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, who announced the project, funding for the …