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Condo woes plague Alberta residents
The mould was a sign. The cracked stucco was ominous. But when water started to seep inside her Calgary apartment, Tracy Hryhoruk knew she had a serious problem.
More than a decade after developers raced to meet rising demand for condos in Alberta, shoddy construction is being blamed for an increasing number of woes that have sprung up in several cities.
And that means frustrated condo owners like Hryhoruk are facing massive repair bills and getting little help.
`It`s hurt people severely in so many different ways ` not just in money. Couples have gotten divorced, people are filing bankruptcy,` she said Friday. `Our unit was getting soaked with water every time it rained.`
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The mould was a sign. The cracked stucco was ominous. But when water started to seep inside her Calgary apartment, Tracy Hryhoruk knew she had a serious problem.
More than a decade after developers raced to meet rising demand for condos in Alberta, shoddy construction is being blamed for an increasing number of woes that have sprung up in several cities.
And that means frustrated condo owners like Hryhoruk are facing massive repair bills and getting little help.
`It`s hurt people severely in so many different ways ` not just in money. Couples have gotten divorced, people are filing bankruptcy,` she said Friday. `Our unit was getting soaked with water every time it rained.`
Read the full article here.