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Kent Burkman and Rosie Puello-Burkman and their two kids live in a rental house in Boca Raton while their two-story dream home 20 miles away is stripped to the bare slats to remedy a homeowner's horror: defective Chinese drywall.

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Obamas Wrong

Miami, FL

His clueless policies are going to get a lot of good Americans killed by our enemies .

Eddy U

Anonymous Proxy

Quit complaining. Belly up to the bar and replace it.

Obamas Wrong

Miami, FL

Lequicia Jones wrote:

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Yes mater Cheney. as usual, you are always correct.
It was Obama who build all the houses with bad chinese dry wall.
White supremacist moron.

I am Asian so how does your racist comment fit? Do you know what DPRK stands for? I am alot more concerned in the insanity in washington than I am dry wall. Call your parole officer and see if they can help you figure it out.

Chauncey

Pompano Beach, FL

It appears that GL is stepping up and doing the right thing. It also appears that the homeowners are playing the sympathy card. GL is paying $3000/mo for temporary housing, but the poor owners are forced to live in a home less than half the size, and unbelievably still have to pay to have the grass cut. Life's tough.

Bob

Pompano Beach, FL

Eddy U wrote:

Quit complaining. Belly up to the bar and replace it.

They are Eddy. Did your anonymous proxy delete that part?

Stoptalkingstart working

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Taxpayer

Hinsdale, IL

End NAFTA, close the border, send illegals home.

Sharky

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Chauncey wrote:

It appears that GL is stepping up and doing the right thing. It also appears that the homeowners are playing the sympathy card. GL is paying $3000/mo for temporary housing, but the poor owners are forced to live in a home less than half the size, and unbelievably still have to pay to have the grass cut. Life's tough.

Good point! The unfortunate WCI homeowners (and other owners of homes built by smaller mom n' pop builders) do not have this option.

The SS fails to point out that walking away is no easy solution in Florida. In addition to the credit hit, in Florida the bank DOES have the option to sue the homeowner for the amount owed on the mortgage (deficiency judgment).

Living Check to Check

AOL

Sorry, BUT your correct, IT'S your PROBLEM!

Uh Oh

Boca Raton, FL

Officials have come to NO CONCLUSION that this drywall is bad other than a smell? Go regulations go! Thanks for nothing public officials.

American Citizen

AOL

Mitchell Pellecchia wrote:

Learn more about how some 'alleged victims' of Chinese drywall are attempting to get out from underneath top heavy mortgates and federal tax liens at www.MargateNews.net

When I read things like the crap you posted it makes me realize the slime that exists in this country. Not one family with Chinese Drywall is better off than they were before they found out about the Drywall. It is not giving them a way to avoid "heavy mortgages" or their taxes. Without Chinese Drywall they had the option to rent or short sell their homes. Now they can't. Their families have been unknowingly exposed to Strontium Sulfate and other toxic gases for years which has lead to severe health issuesin their children. Even if their builder fixes the home, they may have a house that still needs to be fixed again when the Feds come out with a standard to fix these homes next year. The builder will not fix it again. Even if the home is fixed properly, it may be worth 40-50% of what it would have without CDW. The reason your comments are so hateful is because not one of these poor families could have known or prevented this and you blame them as having an motive. You are a jerk. I wish all the CDW families good luck in dealing with this awful, life changing financial disaster. We are praying for you and your families' health.

RoseBush

Fort Lauderdale, FL

I wonder how may of these cases are plausible. To me, it's just another excuse to walk away from a house that isn't holding its value. They bought it in 2006 for 900K and now it's worth half of that.
Thank Heavens for this "drywall" hysteria going on.
Sure, it's the drywall!

Concerned One

Colorado Springs, CO

This is the boost that the construction needed. I hope the whole development has chinese drywall so construction workers can go back to work. Perfect for fixing the economy!

Reality

Miami, FL

There's not nearly enough being done about this. These builders build crap and they get away with everything. The homes down here are garbage.

KcK

Since: Feb 07

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American Citizen wrote:

<quoted text>When I read things like the crap you posted it makes me realize the slime that exists in this country. Not one family with Chinese Drywall is better off than they were before they found out about the Drywall. It is not giving them a way to avoid "heavy mortgages" or their taxes. Without Chinese Drywall they had the option to rent or short sell their homes. Now they can't. Their families have been unknowingly exposed to Strontium Sulfate and other toxic gases for years which has lead to severe health issuesin their children. Even if their builder fixes the home, they may have a house that still needs to be fixed again when the Feds come out with a standard to fix these homes next year. The builder will not fix it again. Even if the home is fixed properly, it may be worth 40-50% of what it would have without CDW. The reason your comments are so hateful is because not one of these poor families could have known or prevented this and you blame them as having an motive. You are a jerk. I wish all the CDW families good luck in dealing with this awful, life changing financial disaster. We are praying for you and your families' health.

I hate to use over used cliches, but two come to mind - s**t happens, get over it.

For christ sake, it's not the end of the world, nor is it a major catastrophe. Their home is being repaired and their expenses are being covered. Stop with the melodramatic whining.

rambler

Jupiter, FL

The next step is for the dirt bag politicians to demand taxpayers pick up the bill

max

Long Beach, NY

GL Homes is going above and beyond, yet these people are still complaining? Unbelievable. What a sense of entitlement. They are paying for their rental and storage. What more do they want?

Hot Boca Mom

Boynton Beach, FL

We have spoken with our drywall about being bad and the drywall has indicated that it will not be bad

Easy Money

Fort Lauderdale, FL

RoseBush wrote:

I wonder how may of these cases are plausible. To me, it's just another excuse to walk away from a house that isn't holding its value. They bought it in 2006 for 900K and now it's worth half of that.
Thank Heavens for this "drywall" hysteria going on.
Sure, it's the drywall!

Exactly, another easy way out and probably the tax payer will pay dearly. Better than Jewish lightening back in the days.

antibarby

Fort Lauderdale, FL

i see a house flipper in a moldy poorly built dog house looking for a bail out..........and they see me laughing so hard rolling on the ground..........
i say tax these fools 200% of thier home value as a nuisance payment for trifling the rest of us with your poisonous card house.

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