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Homeowner tells Port St. Lucie council new townhome has toxic mold, construction defects; building staff to review records
Summary
A Port St. Lucie resident told the City Council she has lived with toxic mold and multiple construction defects for nearly two years in a newly built townhome she says was sold by K. Hovanian; the building department said it will review the records she provided.
A Port St. Lucie homeowner told the City Council during the public-comment period that her newly purchased townhome has had “toxic mold levels” and several construction defects for nearly two years, and that the builder has not adequately addressed the problems.
The resident, identified in the meeting as Miss McDaniels, said she bought the townhome two years ago and that “nothing was up to code when we moved in.” She said the family paid $20,000 for upgrades and later found mold problems that led to two emergency-room visits for the speaker’s autoimmune condition. “This house was $420,000,” she said. “My granddaughter was 4 years old at the time, and she was…
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