Q: We recently made a purchase offer on a 60-year old house. When we received the “Form 17” property disclosure statement from the listing agent, we discovered that the house has “asbestos siding” ...

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The mere presence of asbestos siding should not be a deal-killer. Just make sure you are buying the house at a good price that takes into account the negative impact that the siding may have on buyers ...

Continuing publicity about the perils of asbestos worries many homeowners whose homes contain asbestos-related products that are seldom mentioned or dealt with in the reports. An example is ...

Q We just purchased a house with "slate" siding. It's not natural slate (like the kind for roofs), but a composite that contains asbestos. Some people tell us to get rid of it because of the asbestos.

Dear Jerry: Thanks so much for all of your informative columns over the years. Many years ago — possibly 20 or more — I read with interest a column concerning replacing old asbestos siding with modern ...