hausdok Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 By TARA E. McLAUGHLIN From lead-based paint to radon gas and mold, homeowners in Florida have signed their fair share of disclosure forms when buying and selling real estate. Now, Realtors throughout Southwest Florida are taking steps to add Chinese manufactured drywall to that list. ââ¬ÅWe have a lot of disclosures but we want to make sure the public knows whatââ¬â¢s going on,â⬠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 By TARA E. McLAUGHLIN From lead-based paint to radon gas and mold, homeowners in Florida have signed their fair share of disclosure forms when buying and selling real estate. Now, Realtors throughout Southwest Florida are taking steps to add Chinese manufactured drywall to that list. ââ¬ÅWe have a lot of disclosures but we want to make sure the public knows whatââ¬â¢s going on,â⬠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 It has nothing to do with disclosure and everything to do with realtors isolating themselves from disputes between sellers and buyers. If they wanted disclosure, they would require drywall samples be analyzed. By hanging to the "seller has no knowledge of the presence" stuff, what's getting disclosed? Only that the seller doesn't know anything. Try proving that someone knows something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 It has nothing to do with disclosure and everything to do with realtors isolating themselves from disputes between sellers and buyers. If they wanted disclosure, they would require drywall samples be analyzed. By hanging to the "seller has no knowledge of the presence" stuff, what's getting disclosed? Only that the seller doesn't know anything. Try proving that someone knows something. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Here's more on this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Lozier Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Seems like a lot of this showing up in East and SE.... haven't heard a lot about it being used out West and PNW, any inspectors finding this out here or is the problem not as wide spread and more regional?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepefrio Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 OK maybe a dumb question, but how can we test for it or is this something we need to add to our contracts stating that we don't look for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Lozier Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 This is from an attorney, they seem to beat the fire engines....however has some good info especially the part about the sheetrock on ceilings viewed from attics http://www.serpefirm.com/reports/U3X7ML ... 045800.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Here's more on this issue - Ed. --------------------------------------------------------------- By ED BALDRIDGE - ed.baldridge@newssun.com SEBRING -- Mary and Ryan Willis are newlyweds who had a dream of their own home. A nice yard, a patio where they could share time together, enjoy their growing careers and raise two well-behaved cats. In short, a place to grow old together. And they thought they had that until a month ago. That's when they discovered that the drywall in their house was defective. Now, they may have to tear their dream home apart and start over. To read the rest of the article in the NewsSun.com, click here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Odd photo in that article. Which one of those two guys is Mary? A nice yard, a patio where they could share time together, enjoy their growing careers and raise two well-behaved cats. Unrealistic expectations. No such thing as well-behaved cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi All, Here's some more on this drywall issue: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNL ... 2428765229 ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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