Mold-Condemned House Has To be Torn Down

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Contractors eyeing Natick mold house: New owner would have to demolishcondemned structure
By Sarah MacDonald / News Staff Writer, Metro West Daily News
Saturday, June 19, 2004

NATICK -- A local family whose home has been ravaged by toxic mold is looking to sell the property, officials said.

The Rabi family home at 123A Bacon St. was targeted by the town for demolition in April, but the work was delayed as the family looked to salvage their belongings, said Jim White, Natick's senior environmental health specialist.

"They had a lot of stuff in there and hoped to be able to save some of it," White said.

The family met with town officials and decided against paying to demolish the home themselves, he said. Instead, the Rabis will likely sell the land to a developer, who would be required to knock down the house.

White said the Rabis, who are believed to be staying with relatives in the area, were "fully cooperating."

The family's attorney, Solomon Feldman, did not return calls for comment yesterday.

According to neighbors, the Rabis left their 123A Bacon St. home around November 2002 for their native country, the United Arab Emirates.

In January, NStar shut off the family's electricity and the water pipes burst, sending an estimated 1.4 million gallons of water into the house. Town health officials discovered the mold while responding to a neighbor's call of water spilling from the basement sills.

Health officials found the mold -- both black and wispy-like cobweb -- eating through walls and on a big-screen television. In April 2003, the Board of Health deemed the house "unfit for human habitation."

The house is not a threat to the neighborhood since the toxic mold, which can cause serious respiratory illnesses, is contained within its walls.

The Bacon Street home dropped in value from $509,000 to $295,500, with the bulk of the value coming from the land. The building is now valued at $39,500.

White said several contractors have called the town to ask about the site. Any developer would be required to knock down the building soon, he said.

"Under the circumstances, we would work with them and give them a time frame to do it," he said.

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Contractors

Contractors eyeing Natick mold house: New owner would have to demolishcondemned structure
By Sarah MacDonald / News Staff Writer, Metro West Daily News
Saturday, June 19, 2004