Re: Keller Family Says Mold In Home Making Them Sick

[Guest guest]

That is great that they are putting up a sign.

How can the builders be so oblivious to their own irresponsibility.

Its just mind blowing how they get away with this stuff.

On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 12:34 AM, tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote:

> Keller Family Says Mold In Home Making Them Sick

> CBS 11 - Dallas,TX*

>

> http://cbs11tv.com/local/Keller.Home.Mold.2.796772.html

>

> KELLER (CBS 11 News) ¯ A family in Keller says that mold in their

> house is making them sick, and the builder is not doing anything to

> fix the problem.

>

[Guest guest]

LiveSimply,

You have NO idea..... I am dealing with a builder going on 3 years, in

court......

Nightmare what these builders can cause and they just don't care.

>

> Keller Family Says Mold In Home Making Them Sick

> CBS 11 - Dallas,TX*

>

> http://cbs11tv.com/local/Keller.Home.Mold.2.796772.html

>

> KELLER (CBS 11 News) ¯ A family in Keller says that mold in their

> house is making them sick, and the builder is not doing anything to

> fix the problem.

>

> " I work hard for what I do, and this is our first home, " said

> Castro. He and his family were proud of the new home in Keller. But

> shortly after moving in last year, they noticed that something was

> making their son, Jordan, sick.

>

> " Everytime he would go to lay down, he would throw up, " explained

> Emilia Castro.

>

> Months later, the Castro family noticed a problem in their master

> bathroom. They had an inspector look at it, and there was mold

> growing in the wall.

>

> Jordan started sleeping and bathing in other rooms and his symptoms

> disappeared.

>

> But that was just the beginning of problems for the Castro family.

>

> " I brought it up to the builder, " said Emilia. " I said there's mold

> here, and he said that's normal. "

>

> For several months now, the Castros have been trying to get the

> builder, Homes, to come and fix the problem. Emilia has kept

> records of the dozens of phone calls, faxes and letters that she has

> sent to the company.

>

> " The president of Homes called and said he was going to do

> it, " Emilia told CBS 11 News. " That was three weeks ago. Then, I

> didn't hear anything for over a week. "

>

> Frustrated, Emilia put up a sign on her garage, detailing the

> problems she has faced. " I didn't want anyone to buy a

> home, " she said.

>

> Now, the family keeps their bedroom blocked off while sleeping in

> the living room. They refuse to give up until the problem is fixed,

> and hope that one day, the home will be something to be proud of

> once again.

>

> CBS 11 News tried to contact someone from Homes, but nobody

> would return phone calls.

>