Monday 15 August 2022 01:16 PM President Biden's freebie Kiawah retreat has been plagued with leaks, mold, ... trends now
Joe Biden’s $20million freebie vacation retreat has been plagued with leaks, mold, mildew, termites, fungi, drafts, stains and cracks according to court filings.
Major Democrat donor and political VIP Maria Allwin has been hosting the first family free of charge in her 9-bed Kiawah Island, South Carolina mansion since 2009. They are currently vacationing there.
The beachfront home may seem like a palatial, unblemished jewel on the tiny golfing island. But in a lawsuit against her builders, Allwin revealed the property has been plagued with pests and defects – including during the Bidens’ stays.
Looks are deceiving. Joe and Jill Biden are currently staying with their family at this $20 million nine-bedroom mansion in South Carolina but it isn't all it's cracked up to be
The secluded oceanfront property is owned by Democrat donor Maria Allwin: the Bidens have stayed there several times before, dating back to 2009
President Biden. seen here on a beach bike ride a bike ride on Sunday, has visited Kiawah Island in August 2009, April 2012, April 2014, late June 2015 and August 2015
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen go shopping at the Freshfields Village in Kiawah Island, South Carolina on Sun., August 14th, 2022. They shopped at Indigo Books, Holly & Brooks, Las Olas, and Tina Stephens. The First Family was at the shops a little over 30 minutes before departing in a caravan of SUV's.
A South Carolina appeal court ruling from 2019 details the myriad defects in the house that led Allwin, 66, to sue the builders.
The 10,500sq ft magnificent beachside property was finished in 1994 by general contractor Russ Cooper Associates (RCA).
The appeal court’s ruling described how Allwin was first alerted to problems with the home by a guest staying there in 1999, who spotted over a dozen leaks and peeling wallpaper.
Over the next few years the home was subject to ‘mold and mildew, caulking cracks at windows, drywall and wallpaper damage, trim cracks at windows, ceiling damage and stains, condensation in the basement, and warped hardwood flooring.’
In 2006, when Allwin tried to list the home for sale, a report by Complete Inspection Services noted ‘roof leaks, prior termite activity, damaged wood cladding, water infiltration at rear doors, water stains at rear basement walls, damaged hardwood flooring, water stains, mildew, and damaged drywall.’
Maria Allwin, who owns the beach house, has been a prominent Democrat donor for many years
Contractors she hired told her that many of the problems were likely due to botched original construction.
Dan Buffington of Buffington Homes told Allwin in 2004 that ‘the roof was so poorly installed the only way to properly repair
