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National Association of Certified Home Inspectors - The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, Inc. is an international non-profit organization helping home inspectors achieve financial success and maintain inspection excellence. www.NACHI.org
HUD Home Buyer and Renter Consumer Information
HUD is on your side when it comes to protecting your rights as a consumer. That's why we want you to have this important information. (Includes information on housing discrimination, land sales, bad landlords in federal housing, and deceptive home improvement contractors.) http://www.hud.gov/consumer/index.cfm
Electrical Safety Publications
(U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission listing of documents concerned with electrical safety. The documents are available for viewing and download. For example, included are Repairing Aluminum Wiring - GFCIs Fact Sheet - Preventing Home Fires: Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs). http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/elec_sfy.html
Fire Safety Publications
(U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission listing of documents concerned with fire safety. The documents are available for viewing and download. For example, includes a Fire Safety Checklist, and information about smoke detectors, chimneys, etc.) http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/fire_sfy.html
Pool and Spa Safety Publications
(U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission listing of documents concerned with swimming pool safety. The documents are available for viewing and download. As an example; includes Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/chdrown.html
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Construction Code Online
(Web resources for The Georgia Construction Code)
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/development/ConstructionCodes/index.asp
A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home
(This Guide provides information and guidance for homeowners and renters on how to clean up residential mold problems and how to prevent mold growth.) http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/moldguide.html
The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
(Consumer Product Safety Commission and Environmental Protection Agency. The Inside Story. A Guide to Indoor Air Quality. CPSC Document #450) http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/450.html
CDC Questions and answers about mold
(Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch
National Center for Environmental Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Questions and Answers on Stachybotrys chartarum and other molds.) http://www.cdc.gov/mold/
Masonite Class Action Settlement Web Site
(Masonite® Siding Class Action Settlements- Official Web Site.) http://www.masoniteclaims.com
Siding Class Action Lawsuit Information
Information regarding LP and Masonite siding
http://www.sidingsolutions.com/pages/classtat.htm
Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings
HADD offers support and suggestions to assist consumers in making educated, informed decisions when buying a home or resolving the complicated issues with deficient homes.
http://www.hadd.com/
Insulation Fact Sheet
(DOE/CE-0180 June 1997 Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Detailed information on everything from determining insulation needs, to selecting products, to installation.) http://www.ornl.gov/roofs+walls/insulation/ins_01.html
Foundation Repair - The Concrete Network
(foundation repair, slabjacking, mudjacking and concrete piering information from The Concrete Network) http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/foundation_repair/
Native Subterranean Termites
(Information concerning subterranean termites from the University of Florida.) http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/termites/native_subterraneans.htm
Florida Dampwood Termites
(Information concerning Dampwood termites from the University of Florida.) http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/termites/neotermes.html
Formosan Subterranean Termite
(Information concerning Formosan subterranean termites from the University of Florida.) http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/termites/formosan_termite.htm
ICC - International Code Council
(International Code Council - develops codes, of which much of the Georgia Building Code is based.) http://www.iccsafe.org
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