Comprehensive Crumbling Foundation Bill Approved
Journal Inquirer — landmark legislation: buyer protections, low-interest loans, condo eligibility, and cost-effective repair methods. A major step forward for affected homeowners.
Journal Inquirer — landmark legislation: buyer protections, low-interest loans, condo eligibility, and cost-effective repair methods. A major step forward for affected homeowners.
Journal Inquirer — global context for the crisis; international advocates with experience in pyrrhotite contamination visit Connecticut to share what other countries have learned. https://www.journalinquirer.com/connecticut_and_region/world-s-lessons-onconcrete/article_99c5aeb0-e917-11e9-85b9-d791d2ccb8a6.html
CT Public Radio: Many will now be able to deduct the cost of repairs from their federal taxes over the next two decades. Tax Relief Extended For Conn. Homeowners With Crumbling Foundations | Connecticut Public
Updated guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that extends the period of time that homeowners have to claim crumbling foundation related repairs on their federal taxes. COURTNEY, LARSON, NEAL ANNOUNCE EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TAX RELIEF FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATION REPAIRS | Congressman Joe Courtney
WFSB / NBC Connecticut — the crisis extends beyond housing to municipal buildings, with a Tolland school and fire department showing foundation defects.’ https://www.wfsb.com/news/tolland-school-found-to-have-a-crumblingfoundation/article_46df7dfe-fe4c-11e8-8563-3b8ea5d4c757.html
CT Mirror — state legislature passes a relief plan for affected homeowners, a significant early step toward a state-funded response.
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