Have any of you been asked if the laminated wood flooring in your listing or the listing you're showing came from Lumber Liquidators? If yes, how have you responded?

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S. Leanne Paynter ☼ Broward County, FL, Davie, Plantation, Cooper City & Weston Specialist (United Realty Group, Inc.)

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I wrote this article about it on Sunday, in case you missed it. It has some advice on how to handle. Lumber Liquidators Health Scare - The hot topic for my week.

I have had many people, esp realtors, ask me about this. I think it will come up more over time, esp as there are updates on the story. There is now a federal investigation on top of the class action lawsuit.

Mar 10, 2015 04:26 AM

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S. Leanne Paynter ☼ Broward County, FL

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Bruce Walter - it's always a good idea to inform people we know about such things. It shows we care and helps keep us top of mind with them... win-win!

Mar 11, 2015 01:49 AM

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S. Leanne Paynter ☼ Broward County, FL

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Debbie Gartner - thanks for the link to the post... I'd actually bookmarked it when you first posted it with the intention of reading it when I had a chance and just read it now. Good job! I definitely think this will become more of an issue with time and especially if the results of the federal investigation line up with what '60 Minutes' found.

Mar 11, 2015 01:46 AM

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S. Leanne Paynter ☼ Broward County, FL

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Gabe Sanders - I think there's a possibility we may end up with an addendum that covers this topic just as we did with the defective (a.k.a. Chinese) drywall.

Mar 10, 2015 11:05 AM

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Hi Leanne --- California is a state with lots of seller disclosures along with lots of litigation. Due to the level of public awareness as well as my own -- it's a question that I am asking clients in light of the controversy.

So, to answer the question --- I would ask my sellers and then respond to any inquiry "according to the sellers....".

Mar 10, 2015 08:00 AM

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Tell the truth if it did come from Lumber Liquidators..A

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Never had anyone ask about this.

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I do not think so.

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Not yet Leanne Paynter ~ Broward County, FL but I know that day will come soon enough.

Mar 10, 2015 11:20 PM

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Leanne, I think it is too recent for us since the story broke. I am sure we will get those questions about the LL laminate flooring later this year. I just sent a post of an article about the 60 Minutes segment to a client who purchased a home and was in the market for new laminate flooring.

Mar 10, 2015 09:15 PM

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S. Leanne Paynter ☼ Broward County, FL

United Realty Group, Inc. - Davie, FL

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Michael Jacobs - I think that's a good way to go about it. Ask the sellers and then respond to inquiries with "According to the sellers...". If the seller has a receipt showing where the laminated wood flooring was purchased (assuming it wasn't at LL), even better.

Mar 10, 2015 11:26 AM

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Haven't yet, but I know it will be coming. And now, every laminate floor in the country is suspect.

Mar 10, 2015 02:19 AM

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I wrote this article about it on Sunday, in case you missed it. It has some advice on how to handle. Lumber Liquidators Health Scare - The hot topic for my week.

I have had many people, esp realtors, ask me about this. I think it will come up more over time, esp as there are updates on the story. There is now a federal investigation on top of the class action lawsuit.
Bruce Walter - it's always a good idea to inform people we know about such things. It shows we care and helps keep us top of mind with them... win-win!
Debbie Gartner - thanks for the link to the post... I'd actually bookmarked it when you first posted it with the intention of reading it when I had a chance and just read it now. Good job! I definitely think this will become more of an issue with time and especially if the results of the federal investigation line up with what '60 Minutes' found.
Gabe Sanders - I think there's a possibility we may end up with an addendum that covers this topic just as we did with the defective (a.k.a. Chinese) drywall.
Hi Leanne --- California is a state with lots of seller disclosures along with lots of litigation. Due to the level of public awareness as well as my own -- it's a question that I am asking clients in light of the controversy.

So, to answer the question --- I would ask my sellers and then respond to any inquiry "according to the sellers....".
Not yet Leanne Paynter ~ Broward County, FL but I know that day will come soon enough.
Leanne, I think it is too recent for us since the story broke. I am sure we will get those questions about the LL laminate flooring later this year. I just sent a post of an article about the 60 Minutes segment to a client who purchased a home and was in the market for new laminate flooring.
Michael Jacobs - I think that's a good way to go about it. Ask the sellers and then respond to inquiries with "According to the sellers...". If the seller has a receipt showing where the laminated wood flooring was purchased (assuming it wasn't at LL), even better.
Haven't yet, but I know it will be coming. And now, every laminate floor in the country is suspect.