Re: Mold Sick Building in NJ - need atty.

[Guest guest]

Check out some of these firms. Many New York firms also have NJ

offices or are licensed in both states. Also check out the New Jersey

Trial Lawyers Association or the American Trial Lawyers Association -

sometimes they have searchable lists. You need to be aware that there

are statues of limitation that varies with each state. You need to

find an attorney whose speciality is plantiffs, preferably personal

injury, renters rights and/or mold or at least toxic torts. A good

attorney should take this on contingency. When talking to attorneys,

talk to more than just one and trust your instincts.

KREINDLER & KREINDLER

212-687-8181

100 Park Avenue / New York, NY 10017-5590

Beekman

www.kreindler.com

Kline Specter

215-772-1000

The Nineteenth Floor

1525 Locust Street

Philadelphia, PA 19102

Shanin Specter

Dom Gurrini

www.klinespecter.com

Weitz & Luxenberg

212-558-5500

180 Maiden Lane

New York, NY 10038

S. Bosek

www.weitzlux.com

BAGOLIE FRIEDMAN

201-656-8500

Five Corners Building, 660 Newark Avenue

Jersey City, NJ 07306

www.bagoliefriedman.com

& Waichman

212.267.6700

MANHATTAN OFFICE

111 Street

14th Floor

New York, NY 10038

www.800lawinfo.com

McCallion & Associates

646-366-0880

24 West 40th Street, 17th Floor

New York City, New York 10018

www.mccallionlaw.com

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In , " dvdav2000 " <dvdav2000@...> wrote:

>

> Hi,

> I have been in a mold/ building ( residential ) in NJ for a few

> years. 2 years ago I found contam., and leaks in bathroom and reported

> it to owner. He used his in house contractor to repair it. A few

> months later the entire ceiling collapsed exposing black mold and

> sewage damage from units above.

> I have been fully disab. for three years, mold, immune, and all the

> other symptoms.

> I have full pics. and video of the scene before I had to abandon

> the apt. recently.

> I seek an atty. in NJ to examine the situation to see if there is

> an action. I am very prepared with pics. , video, statements, and

> refusals from local govt. and inspectors to get involved. The building

> owner always joked by saying that " when he gets pinched " , " he will

> finally repair the building " . He took eight months to return my

> security deposit...

>

> Thanks,

> Dav

>

[Guest guest]

Dav,

I hope this will be helpful.

Barb E.

B. April

Health Lawyer in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Partner: Levenson April Niedelman &

Wagenheim, P.A.

Location

1125 Atlantic Avenue

Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401

(Atlantic Co.)

Contact Information

Phone: 609-344-3161

FAX: 609-344-0939

Email: B. April

URL: http://www.cooperlevenson.com

B. April practices in the following areas of

law: Negligence Trial Practice; Products Liability

Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Nursing Home

Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Architects and

Engineers Malpractice; Construction Claim Litigation

Admitted: 1969, NJ, MA and U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of

NJ; 1975, U.S. Supreme Ct.; 1987, U.S. Dist. Court,

Dist. of MA and U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of MD

Law School: Suffolk Univ., J.D., 1969

College: West Virginia Univ., B.A., 1966

Member: Defense Research Inst.; NJ Defense Assn.;

Assn. of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bd. of

Trial Advocates; National Board of Trial Advocacy;

American Inn of Court (President, Haneman Chapter).

American College of Trial Lawyers.

Biography: Neutral, Panel of Arbitrators and

Mediators, National Arbitration Forum. Member of

Panel, American Arbitration Association. (Certified by

the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial

Attorney)(Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the

National Board of Trial Advocacy)

Born: Bridgeton, NJ, 1944

Web Site: http://www.cooperlevenson.com

________________

Dec 26, 2005 11:00 pm US/Eastern

3 On Your Side: New Ally For NJ Homeowners

Jim Donovan

Reporting

(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Imagine investing your life

savings into building a new home and then you can not

live in it. One family on the Jersey Shore does not

have to imagine it because it's happening to them. 3

On Your Side’s Jim Donovan reports on how homeowners

may have a new ally on their side.

" My wife was waking up with itchy eyes and my kids

were coughing, I'm coughing, we just thought it was

allergies, " said homeowner Carlin. " When we

started seeing mold coming out of the vents on the

walls, we knew we had a big problem. "

Mold is a big problem with a big price tag. The

Carlin’s brand new Ocean City dream home was

contaminated with mold.

The problem is believed to have started in the

crawlspace beneath the house.

" The top of the yard is not graded properly so water

comes down instead of flowing outside, said the

Carlin’s attorney, April.

By the time the problem was uncovered, the damage was

done. Moisture caused mold to spread through the house

through the air ducts.

" I cannot believe that throughout the stages of this

house being built that no one saw what was going on

underneath the house,” said Carlin.

When a new home is built, it has to pass multiple

building code inspections before a certificate of

occupancy is issued.

In the past once that C.O. was granted, builders could

pretty much walk away.

New home warranties are often difficult to enforce and

homeowners usually have to resort to litigation when

tackling costly problems.

The Carlin's contend their property did not meet local

building codes and they are suing their builder and

other contractors.

But they are also taking it a step further by

pressuring Ocean City officials to take action as

well.

The action was prompted by a New Jersey Supreme Court

ruling this year that says that even if a municipality

has signed off on a property, it can still issue fines

for building code violations at a later date.

" If a building inspector missed something during that

inspection before the C.O. was issued, that the

building inspector can come back later and issue a

violation for non-compliance,” described April.

For new homeowners in New Jersey, this gives them an

ally they did not previously have.

" It was a big change it doesn't let the builder off

the hook anymore,” said April.

After waiting 15 months, Ocean City officials finally

visited the Carlin’s home recently to see the problems

for themselves.

The Carlin's are hopeful the city will take action

against their builder and contractors very soon.

Click Here to learn more about this years ruling that

allows New Jersey towns and cities to issue fines for

shoddy construction.

(© MMV, CBS Broadcasting, Inc. .)