FLORIDA—Today, she declines to have her picture taken—she’s running a fever. The chemical smell that permeates her home draws the attention of anyone who visits, including the mayor. The guesthouse is the worst.
“This was our beautiful home,” said Mary Ann Schultheis. “We picked out colors. We had a decorator come in. Now it’s a nightmare. It’s not happy. It’s not healthy.”
Schultheis blames it on the Chinese drywall. After putting the house up for sale in January, she found out that the cause of a problem with the air conditioner was the drywall, or gypsum, used in the walls. Schultheis decided that she couldn’t sell their Parkland, Florida, home until the issue was resolved.
