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Deal fell apart because of UFFI, can we sue?

In my last 16 years of real estate practice, I’ve never had a house with UFFI whose test readings weren’t close to nil. Despite a lack of evidence to support the notion that UFFI is problematic, there remains a pre-printed section of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale that speaks specifically to whether or not a house has UFFI.

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Selling with UFFI, Busy street

Dear David, We bought our home 25 years ago and were aware that it had UFFI. Do you think this will affect our ability to sell? – WORRIED DEAR WORRIED: Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation (UFFI) is a type of expanding insulation that was popularized in the 1970’s energy crisis, then banned in the 80’s due

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