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Got $18 million to spare for new digs? That's the asking price for a historic 1920s-style mansion that sits on Snell Isle and has a panoramic view of Tampa Bay. ...more
November 30, 2009
WEST PALM BEACH (AP) — A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring. ...more
November 25, 2009
Mildred Ballard, a retiree from Sun City Center, got a measure of assurance Monday that the drywall in her home is causing her thermostat to go haywire and the temperature to swing wildly. ...more
November 24, 2009
Even though they are separated by miles, families dealing with the uncertainty and financial expenses associated with having Chinese drywall in their homes don't stand alone. ...more
November 11, 2009
Hundreds of scientists, builders, engineers and others converged on Tampa this week to share research and learn more about tainted drywall imported from China. ...more
November 7, 2009
The federal government said Thursday it found elevated emissions of sulfur and other chemicals from drywall imported from China, but it can't yet link them to the illnesses or corrosion reported by thousands of homeowners. ...more
October 30, 2009
China is helping U.S. officials investigate reports of contaminated drywall from China after thousands of U.S. homeowners complained the building material made them sick or damaged their houses, a top U.S. safety official said Monday. ...more
October 27, 2009
Florida's public insurance company reversed course this week and said it will cover a couple's Gulf Coast retirement home, after previously telling the homeowners their policy wouldn't be renewed because of the home's tainted drywall from China. ...more
October 24, 2009
State and federal officials say homeowners shouldn't worry about radioactivity from Chinese drywall. ...more
August 22, 2009
Homebuilder Lennar Corp. says it has identified defective Chinese-made drywall in about 400 Florida homes, most built in the 2006 and 2007 fiscal years. ...more
July 13, 2009
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