Centerline Homes (@FLNewHomes) – a Florida “Neighborhood Home Builder” is the latest contractor to face litigation related to Chinese Drywall.
The suit was filed as a class action, but is unlike other class actions in that it seeks recovery from the builder.
In a comment made to the press, Centerline Homes seems to feel a bit jaded by the Chinese Drywall situation in Floriday, blaming “plaintiff attorneys and the media” for fueling a “hysteria” over Chinese Drywall.
The lawsuit against Centerline Homes will likely be among the 10-15 class action suits set for hearing on May 27th before a U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. According to the TC Palm, the suit requests the following from builders:
- Replace all Chinese Drywall, as well as all wiring, pipes, building materials, furniture, appliances and household items ‘affected by sulfur emissions’;
- Have houses tested to make sure they are “sulfur free;”
- Pay homeowners for the loss in the value of their home;
- Give homeowners a lifetime, transferable warrantee on the homes;
- Compensate residents for all current and future health problems resulting from the emissions.
Clearly, tall orders for any builder, and cause for concern for any builders, installers or suppliers out there who supplied or installed Chinese Drywall.
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