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Camden Rebirth: A promise still unfulfilled – How the biggest municipal takeover in US history – $175 million – cost residents their rights for little in return

Nov. 8, 2009 Pledge Unmet The Promise and the Price: How the biggest municipal takeover in U.S. history – $175 million – cost residents their rights for little in return. By Matt Katz Inquirer Staff Writer Raw sewage seeped into … Continue reading

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Texas Attorney General’s office is suing the Ashton Oaks apartment complex – filed in Brazoria County District Court

By Katlynn Lanham The Facts November 6, 2009 CLUTE — The Texas Attorney General’s office is suing the Ashton Oaks apartment complex in Clute, asking for a judge to appoint a manager for the complex in the hopes it would … Continue reading

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Council rejects permit request – a decrepit, run-down apartment complex, vacant for 2 years with blue tarps covering leaky roofs will not be redeveloped for affordable housing

Note – This is good news – one less unhealthy affordable housing complex. Unanimous vote ‘effectively a condemnation’ of decrepit Summerhill apartment complex by Daniel DeBolt Mountain View Voice Staff 10/28-09 In another chapter of the ongoing drama over 291 … Continue reading

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Updated with more information – Political Action Committee – NAA – files Amicus Brief in mold case (two infant deaths in mold filled apt – Wasatch Prop Mgmt) citing US Chamber/ACOEM ‘litigation defense report’ to disclaim health effects of indoor mold & limit financial risk for industry

“Changes in construction methods have caused US buildings to become perfect petri dishes for mold and bacteria to flourish when water is added. Instead of warning the public and teaching physicians that the buildings were causing illness; in 2003 the … Continue reading

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Political Action Committee – NAA – files Amicus Brief in mold case (two infant deaths in mold filled apt – Wasatch Prop Mgmt) citing US Chamber/ACOEM ‘litigation defense report’ to disclaim health effects of indoor mold & limit financial risk for industry

“Changes in construction methods have caused US buildings to become perfect petri dishes for mold and bacteria to flourish when water is added. Instead of warning the public and teaching physicians that the buildings were causing illness; in 2003 the … Continue reading

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