Complaints About Toxins, Shoddy Construction Trail New England Developer

Dan and Dawn Crim stand on the front porch of the Laconia home they fled in 2014. They say shoddy construction and water infiltration led to mold and yeast, which in turn made them and their son sick. Photo credit: Jack Rodolico / NHPR

In the Marines, Dan Crim learned how to strap an air-tight respirator over his mouth and nose to protect himself from a biological threat. He was glad to never have to use one in a combat zone during his five deployments overseas.

Now a retired Marine, Crim wears a respirator whenever he sets foot in the house he bought but no longer lives in.

In the garage of the one-story, pre-fab house, a wall calendar is stuck on June 2014, when Crim says the family finally had to abandon the home. Inside, Crim points to the white, green and black film that coats his children’s toys, family Christmas decorations and his old military equipment.