Realtors Want to Add Chinese Drywall to Disclosure

[hausdok]

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.

“We have a lot of disclosures but we want to make sure the public knows what’s going on,â€

[Jim Katen]

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.

“We have a lot of disclosures but we want to make sure the public knows what’s going on,â€

[kurt]

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.

[Terence McCann]

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.

[hausdok]

Here's more on this issue.

[Jerry Lozier]

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??

[sepefrio]

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?

[Jerry Lozier]

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

[hausdok]

Here's more on this issue - Ed.

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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.

[Richard Moore]

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.

[hausdok]

Hi All,

Here's some more on this drywall issue: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNL ... 2428765229

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike