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Dear Dr. Garcia-Delgadillo et al.:
Thank you so much for replying. I am adding Dr. Stone, Dr. Kaloostian, Dr. MacMillan, Dr. Segal-Gidan, and Dr. Chui from
K eck USC, as they have taken a specific interest in our health related to the issues with the landlords and property manager.
There are serious doubts that the two individuals who took sample(s) on 5/14/25 are licensed Certified Asbestos Consultants
(CACs) per the state’s verification site. In the course of the “asbestos survey”, they stayed a total of five minutes at the property,
while lacking the proper protective gear. The property manager, Adam Freilich, hired both this company and the asbestos
abatement company all with questionable State regulatory compliance records and multiple various names/entities.
We hope the LA Health Department can work in conjunction with our specialists to assure that our health and the health of the
community is taken into consideration. At the moment, we are continuing to defend our home. If there is anyone else who should
be on this email list feel free to add them.
Thank you to everyone who is involved and cares about our plight.
Sincerely,
The Garispe Family
1344 S. Diamond Bar Blvd. Unit B
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
O n Jun 5, 2025, at 6:45 PM, Garcia-Delgadillo, Jazmine <JGarcia-Delgadillo@bos.lacounty.gov> wrote:
Thank you for reaching out, Mr. Garispee. I'm adding my colleague, Annette, who handles environmental issues to
offer additional support.
K ind regards,
Jazmine
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Good Afternoon All,
When we had our in person meeting, Assistant Director Abbot mentioned the Department of Public Health has
Industrial Hygienists that have higher expertise in toxic substances and contamination. He said they could be called
out for instances of multiple substances or cases needing a higher degree of speciality.
We wanted to see if your office could see if our situation would warrant a review by an Industrial Hygienist. We
have the persistent mold problem in multiple areas of the home and have been dealing with the disturbed asbestos
contamination since the beginning of May. We have been informed that the contents of the living room need to be
disposed of due to inability to be completely de-contaminated. We have been reluctant to sign this waiver because
of the lack of transparency around the CAC testing process and lack of communication by both the company and
the landlord. The CAC refused to test other areas of the unit where the property manager disturbed the walls and
where there was obvious dust and much of the debris from the original project was vacuumed up in front of the
SCAQMD inspector by the property managers handyman, in violation of the inspectors orders. O ne major failure
of the SCAQMD asbestos program is that while they come in and write a citation for not testing prior to starting the
work, they have no enforcement to force testing, so they could not force the property manager to test everywhere
we wanted them to test. As tenants, our rights were trampled on because we had no say and have had to live with
this mess for over a month now, being exposed to positive asbestos containing materials that have been blown
around the entirety of our home. And the property manager was given full control to say where they could test or
not test, despite our witnessing where dust from the project was flying to and witnessing contamination going to the
dining room, the stairway, and the kitchen.
We have been helped by the SCAQMD, especially by Inspector Jose Mejia, who could be a valuable partner, but
his hands are tied as to what he can do. He referred us to LA Department of Public Health and said they have more
enforcement power, and they flat out said they don’t deal with asbestos, and referred us to the City of Diamond
Bar. The City of Diamond Bar didn’t want to get involved and referred us back to SCAQMD.
We would like to see if the Industrial Hygienist could get involved and offer a second pair of eyes to ensure
everything is done correctly and completely. This is so important, and we cannot risk the property manager cutting
corners again just to try and save money.
Sincerely,
The Garispe Family
1344 S. Diamond Bar Blvd Unit B
Diamond Bar, CA 91765