In the News | Scott N. Gelfand, P.A.

Feb 07, 2017

Parkland to Hold Mold Workshop March 1

Originally published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Jan 13, 2017

Builders Respond to Mold Complaints in Parkland Homes

Originally published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Nov 11, 2011

7 News Investigations: Dust Mite Mystery

After soaking South Florida rains there is a four letter word that homeowners fear most — mold — but now some experts say it may not be what is making many people sick the creepy culprit microscopic dust mites.

Oct 10, 2011

WSVN Dust Mite Story

Mar 07, 2011

Pretka v. Kolter City Plaza II, Inc., Slip Copy (2011)

Jun 08, 2010

Pretka v. Kolter City Plaza II, Inc., 608 F.3d 744 (2010)

Jan 27, 2010

Rodriguez v. Builders Firstsource–Florida, LLC, 26 So.3d 679 (2010)

Jan 14, 2010

FP&L Customers File Suit, Saying Power Outages Avoidable

Power failures that left thousands of Florida Power & Light Co. customers cold and in the dark over the weekend were avoidable, according to a Coral Springs attorney.

Jan 13, 2010

FP&L Targeted With Class Action

On the same day the Florida Public Service Commission is taking up Florida Power & Light Co.’s rate hike request, a lawsuit has been filed against the state’s largest utility.

Apr 10, 2009

Bankrupt Boynton Condo to Repay $1.5 Million in Deposits to Buyers

Thirty buyers who signed contracts for units at the Peninsula Boynton Beach condo will get back a combined $1.5 million under a class action suit settled last week.

Mar 03, 2009

WSVN Crespo Report

Mar 03, 2009

TV Transcript – Carmel on The Case – Mold Mess

What would you do if your house made you so sick you couldn’t live in it? That’s the problem facing one Miramar couple, and investigative reporter Carmel Cafiero is On the Case.

Feb 09, 2009

Technicality Gives Couple Grounds to End Deal For Port St. Lucie Home

In a binding decision, a Miami-based arbitrator ruled Jan. 22 that home builder, Kolter Homes Verano, LLC, must refund the deposit that Kurt and Micheline Moeding paid in October 2006 for a single-family home in the Port St. Lucie community.

Feb 03, 2009

Port St. Lucie Couple Get Deposit Back, Not Forced to Close on Home

A Miami-based arbitrator ruled in January that the contract Kurt and Micheline Moeding inked with Kolter Homes violated federal law, and that they should get their $76,114 deposit back.

Apr 28, 2005

WSVN Fierro Report

Apr 14, 2004

Jones v. Engle Homes, et al., 870 So.2d 908 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004)

Mar 02, 2004

Mold Lawsuits Filed Against School Districts

Originally published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Mar 01, 2004

Sarasota School Mold

Feb 27, 2004

Mold Lawsuits Being Filed

Originally published in the North Port Sun

Dec 01, 2003

Broward School Mold Phase 2

Sep 20, 2003

Broward Schools Mold Problems Spawn Lawsuits

Originally published in the Miami Herald

Sep 20, 2003

Lawsuits Target Mold in Schools

Originally published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Sep 18, 2003

TV Transcript – Carmel on The Case – School Mold Infestation Follow-up

An update to an ongoing problem at some South Florida schools — 7 News was first to expose. Parents of 20 students suing — saying the schools are making their kids sick. 7’s Carmel Cafiero has the exclusive.

Sep 03, 2003