MHProNews has leaned from winnipegsun that Tina McCorrister of the Peguis First Nation says 37 modular homes that were purchased from an American company for almost $3.5 million all have problems that make them uninhabitable.

Mould was discovered in the first seven homes because they had not been properly wrapped for shipment, leading to all the houses being stripped to the studs, whereupon problems with the insulation, wiring and support were discovered. The houses were purchased after floods devastated the first nation’s grounds in 2011. Nineteen families had already moved into the homes when the issues came to light.

According to McCorrister it will cost $65,000 to $80,000 to repair each home, totaling nearly $3 million, very close to what the homes cost originally. She says the cost to house each family could run $5,000 to $10,000 per month. Peguis First Nation is considering legal action against the company that made the homes.

MHProNews has learned the Peguis is the largest First Nation people in Manitoba, numbering 10,000. Their home is just over 100 miles north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ##

(Photo credit: winnipegsun/Richard Pope)

Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.