News Public Defender Denny Brand has been investigating a problem that's already costing Kansas City homeowners big bucks. People are finding they're stuck on stucco. No one knows exactly how many homes in Kansas City are made out of stucco. There are two kinds. Hard stucco is cement over wire.
Synthetic stucco is an acrylic finish applied to a foam board.
Read the Detail in stucco.html . Gerding of The Woodlands never wanted to become a toxic mold expert, but circumstances have forced her to learn about the fungus. A victim of the mold, she has organized a mold-alert public information meeting for 7 p.m. Thursday in the Montgomery College Theatre. Wham is representing more than 30 Woodlands families who have filed suit against Life Forms Homes after the homes were found to have mold believed to be caused by faulty synthetic stucco. Dr. Orlando Cuadra faces a continuous drain on his finances as he moves to West Palm Beach, Fla., to start a new job as an internist, leaving behind a damaged synthetic stucco home that he isn't able to sell.