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What can I do about apartment complex illegally removing asbestos?

My apartment complex removed asbestos from the hall outside of my apartment without even telling us that they were doing this.
The hall is very long and there’s about 20 doors in the hall leading into apartments.
When they were removing The Asbestos everybody living here had to breath it and the dust from it also got into where we are living every time we opened our door.
Can I sue them for this?
They are saying that it wasn’t asbestos but when we first moved in they told us about the asbestos and said not to disturb it and to leave it alone and now they are saying it wasn’t asbestos but just regular paint.
Who can I notify about this and how can I prove it was asbestos they removed if they are saying it wasn’t?
People here have babies and small children all of whom had to breath this cancer causing chemical.
Any help concerning this matter will be greatly appreciated.

In my state, it’s the Department of Environmental Quality, unless you’re in a certain county, then it can come under the county’s air quality regulation agency. So, be prepared for the health department to steer you to someone else.

If the building was constructed after 1980, there’s little chance it’s Asbestos Containing, but not impossible. You can take a full-depth sample of the hallway walls or whatever they’re demolishing and take it to an accredited lab – look for “environmental services” in the yellow pages. Analysis can range from 12 to 30 dollars, but would be well worth it.

Do NOT use a vacuum. It’s very difficutl to analyze, and impossible to give an accurate number from. Also, there’s no published and approved method for analyzing asbestos in vacuum bags….For air sampling, you need appropriate pumps, filters, and you need to know the air flow volume. This is best left for an industrial hygienist.

Bulk samples, if you decide to take one, should be taken with a clean tool, put in a sealed plastic bag, record the location taken, maybe take pictures, and send it to a lab. Or – call your air quality regulatory agency and “sic them” on it. Good luck.

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