You may want to rethink going to the city/county to report that your home is full of unpermitted work... could open up a big can of worms. The OP wrote: "I am getting pissed off that the victim in situations like this is hung out there by everyone, and no one will help. Literally no one. Not the Gov, not the AQMD, not anyone. They all have their hand out." If you learn one important thing from this experience, it should be that the government and it's agencies are not there to help you. They are there to reduce an individuals freedom and to maximize their control over these individuals. Your best ally is YOU and the internet. If it were my house, I would buy a gas mask and stick a fan in the attic vent blowing out and carefully remove the stuff. People get sick from this stuff if exposed to it over years and years, not from being exposed to it for an hour during a removal. And most of the people that worked around it never do get sick. The investor has no obligation to disclose this to any seller, because it was never their primary residence. The inspector is limited to damages of the cost of the inspection, the RE agent is not responsible to know code or how HVAC ducting should be done, and I bet the HVAC company taped the end of the cut asbestos before they inserted the duct work into the new duct. Did YOUR real estate agent advise you to contact the county to see if permits were pulled? After all, you both knew it was a rehab job. Lastly, before acting only on emotions and getting state agencies involved, you really have to consider the ramifications of doing so... after all, California is the most regulated and less free state in the Union. I do wish you a quick and stress free fix. And you may want to go to the doctors to get that chronic sore throat and chest pains looked at.

Jefferson was notoriously bad with money. However, Washington and Madison were both quite good with it - then again they may have been considering their purchase a "donation" to the government. Jefferson was so broke that when he died he was deeply in debt and could not even afford to set his slaves free - they were sold to other slaveowners to settle a portion of his debts.

Jeanniez5, About half of our trade is with you ... and we are about 1/10th of the size of the U.S. So - if you sneeze - we get pneumonia. That said - you might like to get some Canadian oil and gas stuff - we have more petroleum in our oil sands than they have in Saudi - but it's all mixed up with sand and it was too expensive to separate until the prices per barrel went up (above something like $20./bbl., I think). They've been developing innovative technology to deal with it, as well. But - had you bought Canadian dollars a couple of years ago, when it took U.S. 65 cents to buy a Canadian Dollar, then sold it now when a Canadian dollar will buy U.S. 85 cents - you'd be laughing. But - you might consider it unwise to repatriate your money. The U.S. government has huge debt. And is spending huge sums buying a lot of military hardware - how they plan to blow Osama up with bombers is more than I can understand, but ... And they're running huge deficits - and offering large tax cuts (which benefit mostly the rich). They told about worries about an "axis of evil" - Iraq, Iran - and North Korea, a bankrupt country, for God's sake. Needed anti-missile missiles, they said (that, some authorities say, don't work). And they want Canada to buy some, as well. The one they're really worried about, but can't say so ... ... is China. But - China holds huge amounts of U.S. bonds. If they say, "Pay up" - the effect on the U.S. economy could be devastating - as bad as Pearl Harbour? U.S. consumers are running up huge debts, as well. Buying stuff made in China and sold here cheap by Wal-Mart - who are busy selling the U.S. dream down the drain. When they get stuff manufactured/built/shipped largely by robots, so that only a few jobs are needed ... ... or they shift the high quality and stable jobs overseas, then ship the stuff over here to sell it ... ... who among us is going to have any money to buy it? Our governments ran up those huge debts when we were having good times. I don't know about yours, but our federal pension plan is in trouble, and about to get more so, as the aging Boomer generation starts to to retire. And sign up for pension benefits. And we've let our roads, sewers, water and electrical generating systems, etc. deteriorate. And now are talking about selling them off to the private sector, for we can't afford to fix them. So they'll fix them - and will need profits on their investments. So - what'll happen to our water, electric, sewer rates? You got it! And - we in Canada still have a more or less publicly operated health system - but many of us fear that it's about to go down the tubes - U.S. big outfits sure would like to get in here to make big profits on our medical systems. We have stolen, big time, from our grandkids - when we enoyed the best times ever. And not about to continue, for us in the Western world. Trouble is - if you want to buy stocks using a Canadian broker, I don't think you can - I think it's illegal for Canadian brokers to have clients with a U.S. address. I think that having money in Europe, South America, India (an English-speaking more or less democracy) or China makes a lot of sense. Japan seems to be re-awakening, as well. Have you read a book "Dark Age Ahead" by Jane Jacobs, renowned city planner, whose books have become texts in that field? It's in our local library - might be in yours (or they might order one for you). I don't like its thesis - but I agree with it. Shout if you'd like further info - though why you would, after this pessimistic tirade is more than I can fathom. Have a lovely week, what's left of it. ole joyful

--"The other thought is that he's losing his mind"-- While that would not be my first go-to, it does leave a few thoughts. When is the last time he had a good physical with complete lab work and a handful of expanded tests? Older people sometimes take numerous medications. Has he started anything new? Last time a med review was done to check interactions and/or possible side effects? It really could be something physical ex: slight stroke, congested heart failure, imbalance of something, low/high levels of basic body needs ect. You know he loves you, no matter how goofy he's acting, hold on to the fact you know your father is NOT acting his normal self...you just are not yet sure why. You two do spend an awful lot of time together due to work besides the normal family relations. It could be you're the unfortunate one to be his release target of whatever is all going on in his life. It could be anything and/or a combination of things. He's getting older and his worried about you. You're his baby girl, no matter how old you actually are. Money is tight due to slack in business. Pressure. Stress. A relationship of his new lady where he puts demands on himself to be, do, provide in a way his present finances does not permit. Again, I'm just putting out possibles. I'm just saying, don't make any rash moves/decisions right now. Not at least until you can get a better 'picture' of exactly what and why . I'm not down playing your hurt feelings he's causing you. he's being a pain in the butt and a vocal one at that. I'm just saying perhaps you can get him to sit down and open up to you. Give you a better chance to understand what is affecting him. Hugs to you, Ima.