Category: drywall

DRY WALL PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO MOUNT across FLORIDA – Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, Sarasota, Polk, Hernando, Citrus Counties – Class-action

TAMPA – The Florida Department of Health has received more than 450 complaints from homeowners. Several federal agencies, including the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, are investigating. The drywall was used in as many as 100,000 homes across the nation during the housing boom and emits a corrosive gas that damages appliances, gives off a…

Florida seen as epicenter of national Chinese drywall problem

The Tampa Tribune (6/19, Behnken) reports, “As many as 100,000 homes nationwide have the drywall, some experts estimate, and Florida appears to be at the epicenter of the growing problem.” There were “dozens of builders” who “used the drywall, mainly from 2004 through 2007.” TRIPP LAW FIRM, P.A. – A Personal Injury Law Firm that…