Tribal court: Housing authority to fix moldy homes

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Tribal court: Housing authority to fix moldy homes

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Story Published: Nov 26, 2010 at 11:00 AM MST

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(Story Updated: Nov 26, 2010 at 11:00 AM MST )

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — The Blackfeet Tribal Court has ruled the tribe's

housing authority is responsible for repairing or replacing homes contaminated

with black mold.

Last Friday's ruling comes eight years after homeowners filed suit against the

authority and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The housing

authority built the homes with federal money.

Lead plaintiff Marceau tells the Great Falls Tribune he was ecstatic when

he learned of the ruling.

In May 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case, closing one route

to restitution for those who said their homes were making them sick.

About 150 homes built using arsenic-treated wood foundations are still being

used and the tribal court gave the seven original plaintiffs time to add

additional parties to the case.

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Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www.greatfallstribune.com