Ryland Orlando built this home 2006 - Ryland used garage area as sales office
Ryland Model home for Windsong at Leesburg from 2006 until Aug 5th, 2008
"Ryland's construction quality at it's best"? NOT! Ask me if I think "Ryland Built Houses SUCK" !!!
Attorney of record for plaintiff :
John D Weatherford, Real Estate, 910 South Bay Street, Eustis, FL 32726-4893
Property Damage Disclosure NOTICE TO ALL:
We purchased & lived in the above home for 10 months from Aug 5th, 2008 until Jun 31st, 2009;
WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS TAKEN
during the 10 months we lived in the house shown above; photos document our damage claimed.
HUD 1 closing statement exceeded $345,000 > Current estimated value is zero $
Our personal first hand experience and personal financial loss!
Toxic black mold & toxic drywall contamination, water intrusion through leaking and cracked TCF stucco walls, windows and doors leaking water inside home, PLUS lot flooding at pool & patio area, several drywall stress cracks throughout the house appeared during those 10 months, doorway frames broke and pulled apart, cabinets and drywall cracked or split from wall stress/movement occurred in those ten months. Many times the house smelled like it was on fire, burning wood smell, smoke detectors' sounded frequently and finally failed completely by sounding 24/7, could only be stopped by removing batteries plus turning off electrical power. All new appliances failed in the first 10 months requiring repairs, 5 different computers failed in these same 10 months, many electrical plugs and switches failed, fireplace electrical failed, fireplace propane tank valve leaked/failed, pool motors failed, both A/C units failed (one inside upstairs coil replaced), smoke alarms failed, whole house music system failed, house is contaminated with toxic mold inside walls and under wood flooring, carpet, and tile. Did I say windows and doors leak water inside the house. Now second story floor joist has wood glue dripping from the structural beams which are producing urea formaldehyde gases inside this home. Second story floor now squeaks and you feel movement when walked on. Pool and patio cement cracked and leaking water under patio and under cement pool. Demands for lot flooding repair go unanswered. We moved out Jun 30, 2009! Paint and caulk covered many of these faults during home inspection Aug 2008!
MEDICAL: Loss of hearing; 2 persons has loss of hearing and small dog has total loss of hearing, loss of vision and blurred vision, bloody nose, blood seepage from ears, shortness of breath, colds with flu like symptoms, memory loss, been on antibiotics for more than 12 months. We had none of these health problems prior to moving into this house. Have not been able to cure the flu like symptoms or stop the skin growths/sores (do not have AIDS) that take up to six months to heal most leaving scares. The dog has skin growths that are requiring surgery to remove, some are getting dime size and bleed, she did not have these before moving into this house! Contamination caused much loss of personal property. Have been out of this house as long as we lived in it and are still having chronic nose, throat, and ear infections with low grade fever. Many test have not found actual cause and why these problems continue?
Had surgery on June 28th, 2010 to clean and remove all foreign materials and mold from all sinus cavities suspected as cause of chronic ear nose and throat infections plus tubes in both ears. As of Aug 21, 2010 healing has been slow but nosebleeds and chronic ear infections' has stopped.
Local Realtors declined "for sale listing" saying this home is a liability and has no $$ value due to contamination and the many needed repairs.
Ryland's written new homeowner warranty claims and our homeowner insurance claims remain denied - REPAIRS NOT MADE.
Current paid homeowner policy period was from Aug 5, 2009 until Aug 5th 2010. Homeowners insurance partial paid claim: issued check for $10K (policy limits) for toxic mold contamination and denied all others portions of this claim.
Insurance notified us of policy cancelation shortly after mold check was issued, however, after conversation with agent they agreed to leave policy in force until expiration on Aug 5th, 2010. Mold damage check made payable to: Home owners & Ryland Mortgage & Countrywide Mortgage/Bank of America & attorneys. (Makes check worthless, has hold harmless clause if endorsed)
Actual cost to repair just the mold damage and water intrusion through windows, doors, and leaking and cracked TCF exterior stucco exceeds $150K.
January 2010, Bank of America requested and was granted "our homeowner policy" cancellation from our Tower Hill homeowner insurance company with the insurance policy refund being paid to BOA(refund to BOA was $319.56 = corporate greed?), homeowner was never notified by either party of these actions. We have been uninsured without our knowledge since January 2010. WOW! This was discovered mid April 2010 after receiving a insurance demand letter from BOA! Original letter from Commonwealth Insurance agency was dated March 15, 2010 but never mailed us until our contact mid April 2010.
June 2010 update, Bank of America is now demanding we furnished "a new homeowner policy" after they (BOA) cancelled "my current HO insurance policy" that was effective until August 5th, 2010. Due to house defects and contamination condition, getting a new home owner policy is impossible. So Bank of America is adding a lender forced policy and wanting us "TO PAY FOR IT" at a cost of $7930.83.
BOA kiss my *@$$. The insurance cost is currently greater than the value of this contaminated and uninhabitable house. Opinion is that BOA would be better served to spend legal fees going after Ryland Homes Orlando, the builder that failed to honor it's own written warranty and scammed both of us! Just received Lake County Florida proposed 2010 taxing statement. After filing disputed claim for unrepaired damages to property the assessed value dropped from 2009 of $265,738 down to $49,826. The house remains uninhabitable.
7 of the 10 brands of drywall identified in this home have unknown origin per Chinese litigation website?
Even the US made drywall had contamination too! Fecal matter!!!!
University of Florida research on tainted drywall, both US and Chinese Drywall were tested.
TEN DIFFERENT DRYWALL BRANDS identified in this Ryland built house!
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The following list is from the Chinese Drywall lawsuit website. (CHINESE DRYWALL) |
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Chinese Manufactured Drywall |
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| 7 | International Materials Trading (IMT) Gypsum |
| 8 | Knauf Dongguan |
| 9 | Knauf Tianjin |
| 10 | Knauf WuHu |
| 11 | Pro Wall |
| 12 | Taihe |
| 13 | Taian Taishan |
| 14 | Taishan |
| 15 | Unknown |
| 16 | Unknown |
| 17 | Unknown |
| 18 | Unknown |
| 19 | Unknown |
| 20 | Unknown |
| 21 | Unknown |
| 22 | Unknown |
| 23 | Unknown |
| 24 | Unknown |
| 25 | Unknown |
| 26 | Venture Supply Inc. (Tajhe/Taihe) |
| No. | Non-Chinese Manufactured Drywall |
| 27 | Georgia Pacific (Ryland used ID #1) |
| 28 | Lafarge (Ryland used ID #2) |
| 29 | National Gypsum (Ryland used ID # 3) |
| 30 | USG (Ryland used ID # 4) |
| No. | Drywall From Unknown Origins |
| 31 | Pro-Roc |
| 32 | Unknown |
| 33 |
Unknown (Palatka, FL) (Ryland used drywall branded Palatka,FL ID #5) (drywall branded Palatka, FL YELLOW ID # 6) (drywall branded Palatka, FL RED ID #7) These three brands of drywall listed above is very toxic and was the most used in this house. Has fecal matter in it. |
| 34 | Unknown |
| 35 | Unknown |
(Ryland used drywall branded as GridMarX ID # 8) Canadian Made by LaFarge = This drywall was banned from the Canadian landfills because it was classified too toxic!
(Ryland used Unknown drywall dark yellow gypsum with no markings #9)
Found a 10th brand of drywall with unknown origin drywall branded KDC #10 Also has Chinese branding on it.
Ryland Group Inc., sold "Windsong at Leesburg HOA" January 2009; HOA is responsible for the lot flooding problem at 26010 Meadow Breeze Lane, Leesburg, FL. Lot floods with most all rain storms. Lots of water and mud runs into pool, under concrete pool and onto and under concrete patio.
Our Photos show our pool & patio flooded with muddy water during a Jun 2009 rain storm.
The flooding photos shown below proves flooding complaints occurred: flooding began Aug 2008 through present.
Lake County Florida attorney:
Code enforcement failed to provide support for construction defects or flooding problems.
NOTE: water ran from behind electrical plug = house has toxic mold & Chinese drywall?! Lot flooding into house and pool.
Toxic blackened coils growing sulfuric acid at new weld joints shortly after repairs were made by GE March 2009.
All new appliances failed within 10 months. Ryland denied many of our home warranty claims made in writing.
Other noteworthy news story's from leaking Ryland built homes and other sources of data collected.
water leaks: click this link to see video and read complete report.
drywall: click this link to see video and read complete report.
One drywall brand wet from water leaks, was USG branded drywall and was toxic and had fecal matter in it too;
Where did fecal matter come from? Power plants using waste water effluent in US made drywall= fecal matter?
Our research on reasons for toxic/mold in wet drywall:
DOE document on the use of waste water: FGD mixed with waste water efluent.pdf
Who monitored where all the test gypsum went and what products it was used in? Unknown source drywall?
Is it thought that drywall products will never get wet since higher levels of algae are allowed in the flu gas gypsum used to make USA drywall?
It is also reported that high levels of prescription drugs taken & flushed into household sewers are showing up in waste water treatment plants!The anaerobically digested-municipal sewage sludge is being used to make our U.S. made drywall? All in the name of profit! Health cares = none! Drywall with fecal matter in it!
Our written Department of Justice complaint against Ryland & Countrywide sent February 2009.
TCF water intrusion reference cases: for TCF cladding Re:
Case No. 48-2005-CA-1930 Div 35 sent to Arbitration >
Case 11 181 01524 05 arbitration settled/closed Ryland news
Case No. 6:05-cv-1421-Orl-22KRS 2nd Avalon Park home, another water intrusion/mold
Thanks CPSC but Who PAYS for these suggested repairs?
Nothing has been said about our health problems from this contaminated house either!
Ryland home warranty and our homeowners insurance denied our claims for repairs, then BOA cancelled our home insurance policy = Why? Because I refused to sign off on a MOLD CONTAMINATION $10K check and give it to BOA?
Who pays for these suggested repairs = ***** NOT ME ***** "This house was under builder warranty"!
Our last email from CPSC
| Date: | Fri, 2 Apr 2010 13:40:29 -0400 [12:40:29 PM CDT] |
| From: | listserv @ cpsc.gov |
| To: | dan {at} hamiltondowns.com |
| Reply-To: | CPSC Drywall Information <drywall @ list.cpsc.gov> |
| Subject: | CPSC and HUD Release Remediation Guidance |
* My Question = Who pays? The owner out of pocket?
Why should I pay for these repairs in a new Ryland built home? My Ryland HUD 1 statement exceeded $345K
My families health is of greater importance! *
Interim Remediation Guidance
for Homes with Corrosion from Problem Drywall
1by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
and the Department of Housing and Urban Development
April 2, 2010
Introduction
This Interim Remediation Guidance summarizes what the Federal Interagency Task Force on Problem
Drywall (“Task Force”) believes is a sufficiently stringent approach for the remediation of houses
affected by problem drywall, given the information now available. Initial studies found a strong
association between the presence of problem drywall and corrosion of metal in homes. Based on those
findings, the Task Force has developed this interim guidance that focuses on the replacement of problem
drywall and building components for which drywall-induced corrosion might cause a safety problem.
This Interim Remediation Guidance is provided at this time and before the completion of all ongoing
scientific studies of this matter, because the Task Force recognizes that many homeowners want to begin
the process of repairing their homes. The Task Force recognizes that less extensive or costly remediation
methods may have merit, but at present the Task Force lacks a scientific basis to evaluate those methods.
This guidance is designed as a conservative, common sense approach to the challenges facing
homeowners, and is offered in advance of a complete understanding of certain scientific matters at issue.
The Task Force will continue its efforts to develop and refine procedures or standards related to the
remediation of drywall homes and this guidance issued today will be modified as necessary.
Interim Remediation Guidance *
This Interim Remediation Guidance for homes with problem drywall calls for the replacement of:
1. all possible problem drywall;
2. all fire safety alarm devices (including smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms);
3. all electrical components and wiring (including outlets, switches and circuit breakers); and
4. all gas service piping and fire suppression sprinkler systems.
All testing and remediation work should be conducted in compliance with applicable building codes,
occupational safety and health standards, and environmental regulations.
Discussion
This Interim Remediation Guidance intends to address possible safety hazards related to corrosion in
drywall homes by: (1) eliminating the source of the corrosion, the problem drywall, and (2) replacing
building components for which drywall-induced corrosion might cause a safety problem, such as fire
safety alarm devices, electrical components and wiring, gas service piping and fire suppression sprinkler
systems.
As a threshold matter, before remediation, care should be taken to determine whether the house has
problem drywall. The Task Force recently released Interim Guidance – Identification of Homes with
Corrosion from Problem Drywall,
2 to assist in such determinations.1
This is a staff document, and has not been reviewed or approved by, and may not necessarily reflect the views of,the Commission or the Department.
2
Where a house has been identified as having problem drywall, the scientific and practical challenges to
finding individual problem sheets of drywall remain. Until such challenges are overcome, this Interim
Remediation Guidance calls for the general replacement of drywall in an identified home. If a portion of
the drywall in a home can be reasonably identified not to be problem drywall, because it is known to have
been installed prior to the relevant time period (i.e., before 2001) and there are no other corroborating
conditions, as provided in the Task Force’s interim guidance on identification, indicating that the drywall
is problem drywall, one option is to leave that drywall in place.
Replacement of all fire safety alarm systems, electrical components and wiring, gas service piping and
fire suppression sprinkler systems should address the metal components in the home at greatest risk of
being affected by drywall-induced corrosion in a way that may affect the occupants’ safety.
The Task Force is aware that some remediation efforts have included the replacement of copper water
service plumbing, and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) evaporator coils. Homeowners
may seek to replace such items, but their replacement is not included in this interim guidance because of
the absence of a direct connection to safety.
The Task Force recognizes that other remediation approaches could ultimately prove more cost-effective
and/or less invasive, such as the preservation of insulated wiring, but additional study is required on such
approaches. Ongoing CPSC studies on long-term corrosion, due later in 2010, should provide relevant
scientific information.
Homeowners should recognize that homes can suffer from corrosion unrelated to drywall, and that such
other corrosion problems may not be resolved by addressing the drywall.
Other Building Materials and Contents:
Underlying the Task Force’s recommendations is its view that removal of the source material,
i.e., theproblem drywall, will eliminate the cause of the corrosive environment. The Task Force does not have a
scientific basis to believe that emissions from the problem drywall require replacement of nonproblem
drywall, wood studs, flooring, cabinetry, or other household components and fixtures that may have been
exposed to the drywall emissions.
The Task Force understands, however, that certain other building materials and contents could be affected
or require replacement in the course of the practical construction or engineering steps required to
undertake the remediation described in this interim guidance. The Task Force does not offer any view on
the replacement of other affected metals, home electronics, or personal property.
Cleanup Following Remediation:
After the remediation, it is important to ensure that the home be cleaned to remove any visible drywall
dust and debris.
The Task Force is aware that some parties who are remediating homes with problem drywall take certain
actions aimed at cleaning the structure during remediation such as the use of HEPA (high efficiency
particulate air) vacuums and the ventilation of the home for a period between removal and replacement of
drywall. The Task Force does not have a scientific basis for evaluating the need for such steps, but
2
www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/interimidguidance012810.pdf, January 28, 2010.3
homeowners should consider these options as they seek to make an informed decision in their particular
situation.
Additional Issues:
The Task Force is aware that some parties offer remediation approaches other than the replacement of
problem drywall and affected metal components. The Task Force does not have a scientific basis to
provide an opinion or evaluation of such approaches.
Consumers should exercise caution in contracting for testing and remediation, and should be diligent in
confirming the references, qualifications, and background of individuals and firms that offer such
services.
3 Consumers should request that individuals and firms that offer remediation strategies thatdiffer significantly from this interim guidance explain those strategies to the consumer’s satisfaction
before the consumer’s purchase of those services or products.
Continuing Development of this Guidance
Scientific investigations are moving as quickly as possible to understand the complex problems presented
by the issue of problem drywall. The scientific work completed to date by the Federal Interagency Task
Force has been essential to building the foundation for decision-making by homeowners and local, state
and federal authorities.
4 The investigation continues to expand our understanding of this issue – but theTask Force believes that current information is sufficient to provide this Interim Remediation Guidance
for homes with corrosion from problem drywall.
More information on problem drywall is available at the Federal Drywall Information Center website,
www.drywallresponse.gov
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3
FTC Consumer Alert, “Defective Imported Drywall: Don’t Get Nailed by Bogus Tests and Treatments,”www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt164.pdf
, December 2009.4
Reports and information regarding problem drywall can be found at www.drywallresponse.gov.