APR-14-09: Lennar Homes, a builder of homes in Vero Beach, FL., has stepped up to the plate for homeowners with defective Chinese drywall and is reportedly going to pay $100,000 per home for people affected by the toxic product, as well as provide new appliances, new construction, and rentals for everyone for 4 to 6 months. [CBS12: BUILDER PAYING HOME OWNERS WITH CHINESE DRYWALL]
APR-13-09: Defective Chinese drywall may have been used to rebuild homes of Hurricane Katrina Victims. According to media reports there may as many as 34,000 homes built with the drywall, and as many as 100,000 homes may contain some of the product. [DAILY NEWS: CHINESE DRYWALL EFFECTS KATRINA VICTIMS]
APR-09-09: A couple in Boynton Beach, FL, is trapped in their house, unable to afford to move themselves and their infant out, despite the possible health risks they face from contaminated Chinese drywall. [FOX 29: CHINESE DRYWALL STIMMIES HOME OWNERS]
APR-06-09: The mayor of Broward County in Florida has asked lawmakers to set aside $400,000 to facilitate random, statewide testing of homes that may have the defective drywall from China. [SUN SENTINAL: CHINESE DRYWALL TESTING]
MAR-31-09: Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.), have introduced a bill seeking a temporary ban on various Chinese drywall products, as part of an effort to mitigate the mounting damage to homeowners resulting from this product. The defective drywall emits unpleasant sulphurous odors which may be a health hazard, and results in property damage. [WALL STREET JOURNAL: CHINESE DRYWALL INTERIM BAN SOUGHT]
MAR-26-09: The Florida Department of Health has released a report that shows that trace levels of Strontium sulfide, a material that can emit corrosive gases in moist air, was found when it tested Chinese-made drywall. [CNN: CHINESE DRYWALL EMITS STRONTIUM SULFIDE]
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