Examples of Mold Lawsuits

I am trying to find out who and where I contact regarding BLACK MOLD exposure in my residence and whether we would have a legal case against the landlord if it is indeed determined that this could be contributing to our families health problems. We just moved out of the home we have been renting for 19 months and found large areas of BLACK MOLD in our bedroom. We had been telling the landlord for months about the ceiling leaking in numerous places. As well as a RAT infestation that has never been dealt with. In the last two days we have moved out of the home, but to date the landlord has not been informed we have departed. So my thoughts are, if the mold needs to be tested in any way it needs to be done before April 2nd when they will become aware that we have moved.

In the past six months my family has had many health issues that could possibly be contributed to this situation. My fiancé especially has been hospitalized and been through tons of test, is seeing a neurologist and to date has not been able to be diagnosed. His symptoms somewhat resemble Multiple Sclerosis but not for a definite diagnosis. Some are as follows:
Severe headaches, daily
White matter lesions on brain sheath
TIA’s speech difficulties
Sinusitis
Short term memory loss, sometimes severe
Confusion

Since leaving the residence three days ago, he has not had one headache. I also have three children who have also complained of allergy related conditions that they never had before. My six year old gets chronic nose bleeds for no apparent reason. On top of that I have an 18 month old who has had many instances of ear infections and flu like symptoms often. I myself have had migraines for years but they have in the last six months worsened to the point I needed to have my medication dosage increased. I ask that someone contact us to let us know how to proceed. I thank you in advance for your time and understanding of our situation.

I have filed suit againdt the contractor that improperly installed a sewer lateral to my home. There were several sewage backups in my home home subseqeunt to the installation over two years ago. A mold problem has occurred as a direct result and the contractor was not sufficiently insured. Six of my minor children have been experiencing excerbations of their asthma & allergy problems related to the exposure. I need an attorney who practices in Delaware and I’m having great difficulty locating one. Please help me and my children. Can you identify who the two ladies in DE were who were successful in suing their landlord or perhaps give me the name of the attorney who represented them?

Kimberly we seem to have the same problem. What was done to resolve your issues? Any help you could offer me would be great! I am lost with this!
Thank you,
Melissa

I have been renting an apartment for 14 years dealing with mold and seem to be sick all the time. My landlord just comes and paints over it. They seem not to care at all about the cough and sick. What can I do

I have lived in an apartment in Provo, Utah, since January 2009 until now. Luckily I’m moving in a few weeks, but in the past year and a half living here, I’ve had mono twice and have gotten very sick and doctors can’t seem to figure it out. I went to an ND who did a BioMeridian test which said I have mold poisoning. I’ve mentioned it to our irresponsible manager and he said there was nothing he can do. My roommates don’t seem to have been very sick. However, my mom came to stay with me and woke up deathly ill and we had to get her a hotel room for the rest of her stay. She is furious with them and wants me to be reimbursed for all my doctors bills and past rent. What can I do? Who should I talk to? Could I actually win a case like this especially since I’m moving out so soon?
There are big black spots that continue to reappear in our shower tile even after cleaning it thoroughly. There is also a very foul odor coming from our kitchen sink which does not go away upon cleaning. I feel much better after being away from my apartment, even for a few hours.

I recently just moved out on my own into a nice house,2 months later i find out there is a full room right underneath my master bed room that is full of mold thats been there for a while,now im sitting in my room and it looks like they painted over mold on the walls,i do feel like my breathing changed but i dont no what to do,rent due on wedsday,please help me

In September of 2006 my three children and I were going to move into a home that was severely damaged by mold. At first we had no clue about the mold damage, we only knew that the house had an aweful musty smell and it was explained that the house had been closed up for two years. The landlord and I agreed that if I did the cleaning and a few small repairs he would give me three free months of rent. The repairs included painting, laying carpet, tile, sweeping, mopping, etc. My middle daughters asthma acted up every time she entered the house so the first week she stayed in the yard while I cleaned and painted. While finishing the paint in the kitchen, I moved the refrigerator and under the fridge I found a large black spot on the floor (roughly the size of a 15″ car tire. I brought this up to the landlord, who in turn told me to just clean the mold with bleach water and that it was no big deal. I removed the linoleum where the mold was and realized the more linoleum I pulled up, the more mold covered the flooring. Again I brought this up to the landlord who assured me by using 2/3 cups of bleach to a gallon of water would kill the mold and it was no big deal. I continued pulling up the linoleum and cleaning the mold with a scrub brush and pure bleach instead of water and bleach. I had no knowledge concerning mold, was never told to wear a mask or anything. As I got closer to the dining area, I removed a piece of linoleum and a dust cloud blew into my face. I immediately got dizzy and turned so pale I looked like death had knocked on my door. I did make it outside for fresh air and as I walked onto the porch my oldest 2 daughters and the friend they had at the house came running to my side to see if I was ok. We ended up leaving the house because I did not feel good and the next morning when I awoke I was running a fever, my eyes were so black it looked like someone puinched in my eyes, my nose was clooged up so bad I could hardly breath, my body ached all over, I was white as a ghost….. I was deathly ill. A few more days went by and my sickness kept getting worse so I went to the ER. Over the course of a month I went to the ER at least 10 times about my sickness, finally they decided to test me for a fungal infection. During this month of ER visits I also went to see my physician and other doctors he referred me to. A lung doctor decided to also give me a fungal test…. 4 to 5 weeks later the results came in and I was positive for Rhizopus mold, Aspergillus niger and some other mold but I can’t remember the name of it. I was put on an antifungal meducation but the prescription was messed up and instead of getting the 21 day prescription, I was only given 7 days. On December 12th of 2006 I was hospitalized and had an IV of amphitocerin B (or something like that, I can’t remember how its spelled but its a very potent antifungal). I hired an attorney because after spending months cleaning, painting, laying carpet, etc and being so sick I could barely move the landlord decided unless I found someone to take my place and move into the home he wasn’t giving me back my 500.00 deposit. Long story short it is now November of 2010 and we are no closer to closing my case than we were when I went to the attorney in 2006. My attorney does not want to go to court because he doesn’t feel like I have a good enough case to win and the guy that was going to be my landlord is fighting my lawsuit left and right. Doctors in Georgia do not have much knowledge on mold cases so when I was going through my sickness it took me forever to find a doctor with any experience. I had to get nasal surgery to remove the mold in my sinuses and thank God I had a healthy immune system or the mold would’ve killed me. Since my illness I still have severe sinusitis attacks, I now suffer allergies (which I never had until the mold), my memory is still very bad, my right side shakes uncontrollably at times (my left side does too but it happens to my right side more), I have severe muscle aches, severe anxiety…. I feel like my health is deteriorating but none of the doctors I see can tell me why. How would I find out if the health problems I suffer from today are a result from my mold infection? Is it even possible for someone to have lifelong health problems after having a fungal infection? I don’t know who to turn to or where I can go for help and when you tell doctors out here that you’ve had a fungal infection in the past they just look at you like you’re stupid.

Angela, simply withholding rent will get you evicted. Go to the Clerk of the Court and tell them you want to place your rent in Escrow. The judge may even award all or part of the money to YOU.

I am worried sick. My granddaughter and family she has a 5 year old a 2 1/2 year old and is 8 1/2 months pregnant and their house is full of mold and they have told their landlord about it and he has done nothing. He wants them out so he can update and rent at a higher price. I am so scared for them. They seem to be sick all the time and thick its just the flue or whatever. They are scared to call the insector because they can’t afford to move elsewhere. She is the only breadwinner in the family and is now home on maternity leave.

I work for a state agency. Recently my office was moved to a the basement of a different building. This building was know to have black mold. They assured us when we moved in that all the mold was removed and treated. Two days ago we found mold…not sure if its black mold but it is black. We contacted the heads and they said they would have the cleaning people wipe it down with bleach. I’ve been sick for 3 1/2 months with some sort if lung issue because I’m having problem catching my breath, have a metal taste when I cough and occasionally cough up blood. . Do I have a case here? If so how do I go about getting out of this situation? They are going to make me work down there with the mold and I will die.

We have been exposed to black mold for months now and my roommates do not give on crap. I’ve constantly got sick and am currently sick now, my question is, not all of us are on the lease, in San Francisco that is common and not surprising, but we have had countless of repair people come in and out of our apartment and not say one word about the mold and it is completely noticeable in the restroom it’s EVERYWHERE I’m worried and scared of my personal health and my friends but yet they are too afraid to say something because If we have to leave the building (which I’m sure we would have too) we’d have no where to go. By law I know they have to take care of the people on the lease but what happens to us ? Legally since they have broken the lease by letting us live in this mess and refusing to fix it, does that mean we get taken care of too ? Please help !!

hi …..me and my four year old daughter live in low income housing i resently had our apartment tested for mold and 84 percent aspergillus penicillum was found in my daughters roma and 43 percent in the kitchen me and my baby have been suffering in this apartment since we moved here in 09 my apartment mánager

I have been living in an apartment complex for about 16 months. About 7 or 8 months ago, I noticed respiratory problems, burning and reddening of the eyes, red face, and arms, headaches, nausea, the list goes on and on. I just found out the unit next door had a water leak problem and the wall is covered in mold–the owner of the building treated the mold supposedly with chemicals. They apartment managers say “it is not black mold yet” whatever that means. My doc told me I did not have seasonal allergies, I had environmental allergies as my throat and nose had evidence of chemical burn. She did give me an inhaler as I have trouble breathing in the apartment. I talked to the fire department. The fire chief came out with his testing equipment and it wasn’t any of the usual toxins (carbon monoxide, etc) but he said it was in the wall. I’ve been told by the doc and fire chief to move ASAP. Trying to get the money to do so now. Been paying rent all along. Well, this Monday, they are going to bring some type of machines in here to suck everything out so I can hopefully breathe better. I have to cover everything in plastic (which they should have done), apparently whatever is in this machine will ruin furniture and electronics. I have to spend the night away from here and be gone all of Monday, which means I have to take my computer somewhere so I can work. I’m so over this. I don’t even think the machines will work. I think once you have mold in the walls and in between stuff, unless you tear the building down, it still gonna be there. They offered to put me in another apartment but I just want to leave. It’s unbearable right now. I’m going to the doc again Monday to see what damage this is doing. I have develops lumps in my arms, neck and chest. I’ve never been in a situation like this before and don’t know what renters rights are in Florida about the issue of mold and chemicals. I cannot even find out who the owner of the building is as there are about 20 owners–Any advice out there. There is also mold growing in my bedroom closet.

Hi, I rent an apartment and the bathroom wall tiles have been falling out for several years now. I’ve made the landlord aware and he has seen the problem. I attempted to fix the problem myself with tile adhesive and new tiles I purchased from Home Depot but the horsehair plaster (the house is almost 200 years old)cannot support the weight of the tiles. As result the shower leaks and moisture has accumulated and there is a black earthy smelling substance ie mold. Every morning I wake up my chest and lungs feel like I just ran a marathon burning or like I was swimming for a very long time. I wrote my landlord and all I get are excuses. He’s raised my rent for no apparent reason and when I withheld it he sent a notice of eviction to pay by a constable. I had no choice but to pay or face being thrown out on the street because I am a TAW. I live in Massachusetts and am interested in pursuing a lawsuit against this man. I sent a letter to him today with pictures showing the problem. He hasn’t taken action but I still pay my rent. I wake up every morning like I ran a marathon my chest on fire. There is a permeating earthy moldy smell. No matter which air freshener I use it returns in a short time. I also get nose bleeds and headaches often. My skin feels like it is tingling and itchy sometimes.

My bathroom began to leak and gush out water from the ceiling on september 2012. owner did not fix it because she lost the building so a real estate company manages the building. so ive told them about the problem and sais they would fix it..never did..i called and email them and nothing just ignored me..the leaking got worse and mold was growing next thing you know the half of the ceiling fell apart so i have bags to cover it…its been 3 months like that..I stop paying rent and now they charging me, im not going to pay because they still havent fix it..and i have 3 children. the city in my state failed the inspection..i am planning to move out (with a 1yr lease not over) and im not going to pay that money…i emailed them the pictures and nothing they dont care huh…if they take me to court you think i have a good chance to win the case..i have all my pictures and information i need for court just in case. Thanks

My name is Annette DiLeonardo I have lived in a mobile home with pure black mold .I was also pregant with my little child on top of that I would be putting bleach all over the black mold it came right back .Bleach doeas not do anything the landlords told me to clean the black mold off that was all over the celion and every where else .Which to me that is the Landlord’s job to do .It is there job to do that.
On top of that there where cockroaches in my refrigerator and baby cockroaches all around everywhere more than a hundred that is for sure.
If you can respond to me I will tell you everything else that you need to know .
My huge question is can I sue those Landlords. I had alot of pictures of the black mold all around on my celion and etc…I took pictures of cockroaches in my refrigerator and on the walls too.
Sincerly,Annette

Leave appartment immediately and take landlord to court for not fixing the problem..your health is more important.
My son and I have lived in an appartment with mold for 4 yrs and are very sick . My skin is horribile…i have terribile itchy hives on my skin and do not feel good at all , alwys tired . My son instead has bronchitis.

Jackie,

take pictures! take pictures of everything. keep a journal try to remember when you moved in and start the journal from there.
Things like how you felt, who was sick, medicne, doctors visits, stress, loss of work, Everything that entered your life during the time you moved into this place which effected your life. Migrains, bronchitis, many, different effects happen to us when we are effected by mold.
VERY VERY IMPORTANT!!!! go to lowes or home depot there is a mold test kit it will cost about 29.00. it is real easy this kit contains a swab and petri dish take a sample so you have proof. and will know what your babies and you have been exposed to. you mail in the sample and the lab will send you a report and also email you the report. TAKE PICTURES WHEN YOU TAKE THE SAMPLE THAT HELPS TOO
Thinking also after reading your post why would your maintance guy tell you to use bleach? they knew it was mold! anytime everytime there is a leak in your home there is going to be mold. Your maintance man or whom you lese your place from does not have a degree or certification in mold extraction!
DONT LET ANYONE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE IN THIS AREA. keep your mouth closed until youknow what your dealing with. then take all your doctor bills, prescriptions, journal, pictures and find a attorney. it would also help you if you know your neighbors they hae to have the same problems as you. after you do your homework, make friends with your neighbors and start to educate them. more claims more damage makes more powerful claims. power of a group.

I wish you good luck I had all the same problems it has taken one year to finally get to court. It will be worth the wait, you have a place to live while you wait. you also can not use the things which have been exposed to the mold in your home. I read your post about the dresser the dresser you keep tyour childrens clothing in.
Again good luck
Diane

I have been residing in my apartment since 2009. Within that time after a few weeks I continuously was smelling a very FOUL ODOR throughout my apartment. Each time it rained my carpet by the. Patio door/front door would get saturated with water ODOR increased, immediately notified manager of complex he would have the company that cleans the carpets for the complex come to extract the water and shampoo that carpet. This went on for a year, with me trying everything on the market to freshen my apartment nothing worked one time the manager of the complex gave me some used towels to put to the patio door/front door he stated to catch the water and keep from spreading. One day i saw a dark area in the corner by the patio door on the baseboard pulled back the carpet the ODOR unbearable the tact strip was softer than a sponge and black,padding soaked with black areas/ black areas under the carpet/ black areas around the baseboards. Called the Housing inspector said to pull up carpet in the other rooms as well,manager left the other carpets. Now, the problem is all around fuzz on furniture and under my bed all over plastic shoe rack and in shoes. Code Enforcement said they had to clean baseboards he saw the brownish fuzz on baseboards throughout the apartment said he could only handle exterior unless interior walls falling down/floors caving in etc. So he ordered the manager to clean baseboards then he would re-inspect. Manager sent his maintenance workers not certified nor licensed to treat mold/mildew sprayed some chemical on a spot in the ceiling near patio and applied AFTERSHOCK on the baseboards thru the apartment after I told them not to, it was done without my knowledge the manager said I had to leave out. Still as I write this lengthly letter the problem is getting worse. Throughout all this I’ve went to ER sinus stay closed/dry throat/coughing of thick dark phlegm/always clearing throat always fill like something in my throat that never come out/eye irritation with mucus/thinning of eye lashes/fatigue/weight loss/had upset stomach/trouble sleeping etc. manager had air quality test done, but I fell it was not a certified licensed contractor and said air quality was fine. Please advise me what can be done legally. P.S. apologize for the lengthly statement but needed to explain to the fullest the best I could,it goes on further that this tried to make it short. Thank you, for your patience and support in advising me as to the steps that can be taken in this matter legally.I fear for my health after doing a lot of research and had a certified license contractor for mold/mildew to evaluate the problem free of charge a courtesy call seen conditions and advised me that a swab test should be done there is mold/mildew but air quality and further test would show what kind of spours of mold/mildew and AFTERSHOCK would only cause spours to go airborne.

I live in privately owned Section 8 housing in Santa Cruz, California. I have heard that several residents reported they had complained about mold growing in their apartments but the management refused to do anything.

Recently HUD’s Los Angeles Multifamily Hub introduced a new addendum to their model lease which the management is requiring us to sign.

Curiously, it addresses mold, asbestos and lead in a way that makes it seem like these dangers are the mainly the tenant’s responsibility. Since these requirements cannot be objectively enforced, I wonder if they are meant to reduce an owner’s liability by misusing them to claim tenant’s lease violations caused problems like mold exposure.

Here is a link to the memo with the addendum:

http://www.lomod.org/News/2012/2012Dec/files/CA%20Lease%20Addendum%20Approval.pdf

The section on mold reads:

“7. Duty to Clean and Ventilate: In order to address the increasing concerns about mold and mildew, Tenant hereby acknowledges mold and mildew can grow in the Premises if the Premises is not properly maintained and ventilated and it is important for Tenant to allow air to circulate in the apartment. Tenant agrees to regularly allow air to circulate in the Premises by using bathroom fan(s), using ceiling fans, where available, and regularly opening the windows and/or sliding doors where available. Tenant also agrees to clean all toilets, sinks, counter-tops, showers, bathtubs, and tile or linoleum floors with a household cleaner on at least a bi-weekly basis. Tenant further agrees to notify landlord immediately whenever Tenant learns of any condition which could lead to a build up of moisture in the apartment, including but not limited to plumbing leaks, broken window or door seals, accumulation of rainwater or other moisture around windows or doors, broken water lines or sprinklers, inoperable fans, doors or windows and/or any failure or malfunction in the heating, ventilation or air conditioning esteem in the unit. If Tenant notices mold or mildew growing in the Premises, Tenant agrees to notify Landlord of the condition immediately and in writing.”

Hi I have had bronchitis six times since January and nothing seems to help. I just found out today that the apt I lived in for eight years was gutted due to black mold. I moved out a year and a half ago. There was significant mold when I was there and my landlord just told me to use bleach. Could this be why I am having so much problems with my lungs.
Thanks Tina

Ice Mold. New one but at the end of this, you will clearly see, that many locations have it.

After my mother was released from a rehab in Melbourne Fl, we had to continue to say it the area for medical reason and other family reasons. I found an affordable hotel, had issues, but not bad.

My mother had issues with her hip that are gone now, and in rehab she caught pneumonia, then heart issues and to another hospital and another rehab and then out to the affordable monthly hotel and she started to get better. One thing that has always helped her was small cubed ice and hotels have those ice machines and she would eat or crunch on it daily..

A month and a half into living at the hotel, she then started to get worse and had to start to take the drug called Lasix because her ankles started to swell and showed signs of that being congestive heart failure. Her lungs had a beating before and now again.. boy oh boy..

He stomach started acting up about the same time, and she would keep asking for ice..

Was it her age catching up with her, or something else I wondered? Noticing a few dark spots on the air conditioner, i looked closer.. Was/is mold.. To the night shift at the hotel front desk i went and said I would like to move and we have had the bad view for a month and staying another would like to change, and there seems to be a little mold on the air conditioner.. She showed me a few rooms and one i wanted , she said the smell in it was bad and would have someone clean it and we could move.. Never happened and the when i asked if we could move, the day desk person said they were full.. I don’t think they believed me on the dark mold and a week later i cleaned the filter and washed of the mold on the front parts.

Scheduled to move soon, so i did not think it was a big deal. But a week later, i notice white powder coating down the hall and it was mold on the carpet in the corner of the walk way. I reported it, and i think someone vacuumed it and did not notice until a few weeks ago.. Its back.
Now mold was becoming a thing here, and when getting the ice from the ice machine, i might have been over cautious about mold being everywhere and looked at every corner what was in my path.. And now, oh wow, I noticed that in the drain of the ice machine, just below the tray that holds the ice bucket up, that i saw what looked like black or very dark green mold.. Was this a concern.. Na I thought and maybe I was now making a big deal.. And if I complained again, we might lose the good deal on the room rate.. So i let it go.. Besides there is mold or what not in most drains.. So i let it go, for a while that is.. THIS GETS BETTER AS A STORY, and .. well read on..

All the while my mother is not getting better as expected, but worse. I have dropped into a depression and figured it just the health issues with my mother and my being her helper 24/7 .

A little concerned that this building might be causing issues, as my eyes are very red every morning, her too and both are itchy and painful. I just started with earaches. I don’t think that is anything related..

Hum, then i meet a young couple, and in talking to the couple on this that and the other, I brought up mold.. did it discreetly so not to cause harm in the business.. but he opened up and took me to the first floor area where they apparently removed drywall in the halls, said it was mold. then up a flight of stairs to his floor and pointed out different walls that had green or black mold a month or so ago, and they maintenance had painted over it.. Said he saw it on the floor too in the form of white power. Then he said look in his room, (db0) and showed me his room and i have never seen so much mold.. Never.
What he showed me was in the bathroom, and not just a bit on a shower wall, but down the sides of the wall, one walls headed under the sink and under the sink. All over the place and not just in the tile cracks.. Which i would have taken a picture. Later his girlfriend was upset that I saw it and worried the hotel would think they did it.. people ha..

I told him I had a bit in my room and saw carpet with the white looking powder on it, and then told him about the ice machine…..
But something i had not mentioned to you until now, is a week before i wondered if there was a door on the ice machine so i could see inside it, a filter or what not.. There was… The door fell on the ground when i opened it.. it was kind of stuck and the force of, caused it to drop.

WOW, I mean WOW, there was dark dark green to black mold on and in the water trays, to the very spot the ice was dispensed out its freezing tray and before it was into the final tray for the button to release. the mold is on the door in the same spot as the inner ice freezing tray that was molded. I was able to get the door back on tight, and it only dropped because seems to be old and worn out. I was worried about the discovery and felt I might get in trouble for even opening that door.. Kind of how the girlfriend of the guys that showed me their mold was worried.. Heck, don’t want to lose the monthly deals here I guess.. people ha.. that includes me too..

So I opened this door to this Mold Ice issue and showed him. Wow he said.. Seems to be a new mold word, Wow. Not, but really, Ice Mold is.. We left and talked with his girlfriend about that and his room..

Mold in the path of water and living on the edges of the ice freezer when the ice is becoming frozen, to the pre dropping area is water that is ice coated in mold..

Oh, I don’t bring ice from the ice machine anymore, but rather a newer machine below if and only if i have to and or from the convenience story or fast food soda machine.. but now i wonder about all ice machines.

If you might be reading this and thinking I am making a big thing of it, don’t forget, i did not seem to worried about the carpet, to some black mold on the air conditioner, but this is a WOW amount and direct to all people digesting it via unsuspecting ice..

Ice Mold..

Questions.
Can mold cause, eye, ear and lung issues to even depression, oh and my mother’s constant stomach..????

PS.. I did get pictures of the ICE MOLD.

The Board of health in Gardner Mass told the landlord he had to remove and remediate all mold/mold sources….the landlord didn’t do it and is trying to evict me….I have constant headaches, cronic fatigue, memory loss, shortness of breath……I am on SS

I want to sue my landlord……where will I go if evicted?

Fedral declared disaster 06/07 damage to home and severe flooding. Ins. Co. came in, said I couldn’t collect, water came from the ground and left. Water kept coming and I live 1800 feet in elevation,the top of the mtn. Kept calling Ins. they said they would send an inspector, never showed. Hired my own certified insp. who deemed no water came from the ground, it came in the roof due to failed roof flashing on a roof that was 8 yrs old. Inspector submitted his report and finding and recommendations to Ins. which Ins. failed to comply. Never sent, or did anything until June of 2009, then walked away again. This case is and has been in the courts since 2007. I am unable to live in my home, the Freddie Mac Loan is trying to foreclose. I am over a million dollars in dept over this nightmare, the death of 5 animals. Loss of income, etc. I have an attorney, but I beleive he sure could use a consultant..please help me. There is so much more here, than an abstract can say of what the Ins. has been doing thru there attornies…and I have it all in writing…PLEASE HELP US

my name is lisa I have 5 children and my bathroom wall and ceiling has been leaking from water from my neighbors toilet and tub from upstairs,i called my landlord and told her about the situation because I have green and orange mold growing on my ceiling and im scared of my children getting sick this is their 3rd time fixing the problem i told them it was the pipes and he put a piece of plastic screwed on a piece of wood and said he fixed it and left, minding you a week later it was leaking again i showed him and he played it off and said it wasn’t leaking.. these people don’t care about their tenants they quick to pick up rent mony but not quick to come and fix something that needs to be fixed asap theyre not coming until next week… please help me in who to call because i want to take it a step higher.. i live in Hartford ct..

My name is Sequoiah and I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I’m 24 years old and moved here approx two years ago… When my mother, stepfather, and I relocated here for his work, we were put in an extended stay motel called “Studio 6.” During this time renovations were being done on the property so we were moved from one building into another when our building was being done.. Upon moving all of our stuff to the new room I noticed in the corner behind a box and some bags that were there a great deal of black mold had grown coming from the floor and up the wall but also in the air conditioning unit. The manager of the property was notified and nothing was spoken about it again. The room was remodeled and the mold was painted/ dry walled over. I thought that was the end, but it hadnt even begun yet. Over the course of the last 3 months or so I was progressively showing symptoms of illness but wasn’t aware yet… It began with the inability to get cool, sweating profusely, muscle ache, joint pains, headaches, and nausea… All of which were at different times and didnt seem enough to be symptoms… Then I was bitten by a black widow spider… The bite started with a bullseye type wound, which increased the symptoms to almost unbearable… The bite went away within two weeks and I seemed to be okay. The next incident was just simply getting up off my bed to leave for work. As soon as I stood up, I was unable to walk. I had sever lower back pain, which left me immobile and out of work in pain. I went to my local instacare for treatment and had noticed many many more symptoms surfacing… My hair was breaking off and getting shorter each time I brushed it, my sensitivity to temperature and sweating worsened, I was sensitive to light, I felt sick… But didn’t know how to explain what was wrong… My menstrual cycle slowed drastically, and I started a deep feeling of ” spaced out, ” my memory began slowly deteriorating, short term. I had to start keeping a notepad to write down every little thing in order to remember.. The doctor told me it was most likely lymes disease and I was given dioxicillin and muscle relaxers and was able to walk again in about two weeks… But it’s only gotten worse… I now have everyday shortness of breath, and breath as if I have asthma, which has never been before… I get chest pains like someone is sitting on my chest… I can’t afford the tests or treatment for mold exposure and am doing all I can find holistically to maintain my constant worsening condition. I want other people in my area and all over to know that mold toxicity exposure is there, and it does happen… I’m 24 years old and can feel my body deteriorating at a fast rate. If nothing else I don’t want anyone to go through what I am… I want to make people aware.. My mother and stepfather have symptoms mimicking what mine were just weeks ago… And they are also progressing the same steps I did. I feel that by covering up the mold problem the manager of the property not only took the chance from me and my family to be informed and seek medical care early enough to stop my now not fixable illness… But also put every person in that building and more so that room at risk of ending up like I am now, or worse. Thank you for your time in listening to my story.. Please feel free to contact me anytime if there’s anything someone may feel will help my situation. 801-634-8261 or [email protected]

The HOA hired private contractors to clean out condo below us that was full of black mold. They have subjected us to the dust and particles for two days now. They chose sat & sun so theres no body we can call. Im copd and now im having dizzy spells and chest hurts, what should I do

Thanks Sheldon, I received your message and will be contacting you tomorrow and we can speak further.. I feel the same and am actually relieved to find at least one other person who shares the desire to make our voices heard… For a second I was losing my hope that I indeed was not losing my mind… Thanks again. I’ll talk to you soon… I encourage anyone else feeling the lack of energy, health, and confidence to stay strong and take the second to make a call… Turns out… There are people ( other than my mom lol ) who believe I and others suffering through this are not ” paranoid ” or ” attention hungry ” and together is the only way to get our voices heard.. ( 801 ) 634-8261 or [email protected]

In that case, I have actually done extensive research regarding mold in the purchase not disclosed by the seller, as once we needed to get another living situation, we proceeded into purchasing a house… And what I found out.. Is that if the seller was aware of the mold problem… And did not disclose it at the time of the sale.. And in your case if they indeed replaced things like flooring etc…. There’s no way the problem wasn’t apparent to them. The buyer regardless of the stipulations of the contract… Can hold the seller liable for ANY damages, repairs, and financial repercussions the problem causes. It falls under the EPAS ” indoor air quality ” regulations.. I’ll forward the link to the statute in the next post and you can look into it.. But definitely persue the necessary agencies quickly so yu can have the relocation paid for by the seller.. As for right now, I would do what yu can, even if its a weekly situation or hotel to get your family out of that house… I can’t stress the concern for your family, and it may be too late. Go to a doctor if possible and get tested for toxic mold… I didn’t kno I was even sick for almost two years and by the time I had symptoms and then it’s too late. And the health and consequences of toxic mold exposure left untreated tore my life apart.. Don’t let it happen to your family. If you would like the information I have regarding it or would like to hear more about wat I’ve found in my research please feel free to contact me anytime, anyone I can help even a little from going through what I did, I will gladly try and help. Sequoiah 8016348261 [email protected]

I have a 2000 triple wide modular home and love in south louisiana. My roof started leaking and I had a contractor come out to fix it, he advised me that there was no black tir paper under any of my shingle on my roof it was never put down also upon inspecting the home he found several of my walls to be rotten mostly behind cabinets in the kitchen he also found that the house is full of mold.!!! My husband work offshore and as soon as he returns home he starts sneezing and coughing also my grand daughter who lives with us coughs a lot lately.. I can’t afford a new home this one is paid for I just want to know what can I do about this because the manufacture nor the dealer who sold us this home wants to take responsibly to fix it… Please help!

I have been residing in my apartment since 2009. Within that time after a few weeks I continuously was smelling a very FOUL ODOR throughout my apartment. Each time it rained my carpet by the. Patio door/front door would get saturated with water ODOR increased, immediately notified manager of complex he would have the company that cleans the carpets for the complex come to extract the water and shampoo that carpet. This went on for a year, with me trying everything on the market to freshen my apartment nothing worked one time the manager of the complex gave me some used towels to put to the patio door/front door he stated to catch the water and keep from spreading. One day i saw a dark area in the corner by the patio door on the baseboard pulled back the carpet the ODOR unbearable the tact strip was softer than a sponge and black,padding soaked with black areas/ black areas under the carpet/ black areas around the baseboards. Called the Housing inspector said to pull up carpet in the other rooms as well,manager left the other carpets. Now, the problem is all around fuzz on furniture and under my bed all over plastic shoe rack and in shoes. Code Enforcement said they had to clean baseboards he saw the brownish fuzz on baseboards throughout the apartment said he could only handle exterior unless interior walls falling down/floors caving in etc. So he ordered the manager to clean baseboards then he would re-inspect. Manager sent his maintenance workers not certified nor licensed to treat mold/mildew sprayed some chemical on a spot in the ceiling near patio and applied AFTERSHOCK on the baseboards thru the apartment after I told them not to, it was done without my knowledge the manager said I had to leave out. Still as I write this lengthly letter the problem is getting worse. Throughout all this I’ve went to ER sinus stay closed/dry throat/coughing of thick dark phlegm/always clearing throat always fill like something in my throat that never come out/eye irritation with mucus/thinning of eye lashes/fatigue/weight loss/had upset stomach/trouble sleeping etc. manager had air quality test done, but I fell it was not a certified licensed contractor and said air quality was fine. Please advise me what can be done legally. P.S. apologize for the lengthly statement but needed to explain to the fullest the best I could,it goes on further that this tried to make it short. Thank you, for your patience and support in advising me as to the steps that can be taken in this matter legally.I fear for my health after doing a lot of research and had a certified license contractor for mold/mildew to evaluate the problem free of charge a courtesy call seen conditions and advised me that a swab test should be done there is mold/mildew but air quality and further test would show what kind of spours of mold/mildew and AFTERSHOCK would only cause spours to go airborne.
Sheree on March 11th, 2013
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I’ve been residing in my apartment 4 years from day one there was a mold problem carpets would get saturated when it rained. Code Enforcement inspected and found Black Mold on tack strip, under the padding/carpet evidently this was an issue before I moved in. Code Enforcement gave a violation and all the carpets were to be replaced, but the manager did not replace the 2 bdrms. Eventually I started noticing Mold on baseboards,shoes,clothes, furniture etc. Code Enforcement came again, gave another violation to clean up the mold on the baseboards. While I was out of my home the manager put Aftershock on the ceiling and the baseboards; after my telling him not to cover up the problem he needed to solve the problem the re-inspection passed because you couldn’t see the Mold on the ceiling and baseboards, but they could see it on my furniture etc. then 2 floors above me was a small fire all the water came throw the air vents of that apartment above me which had a substantial amount water and down through my air vents along with the sprinkle system in each apartment. Carpets were saturated items damaged and now the mold is getting worse, due to the manager lying trying to blame me for the Mold buildup in my apartment because on a nice day I open my windows and patio door to let some fresh air in my home. From day one I’ve tried everything possible to freshen my home,but that mildew odor is still existing specially when it rains. Under new management now and their dragging stating that it’s expensive and they have to check the budget. I stay tired, sinus stay congested, sleepless nights, eyes blurry/ mucus, mouth/ throat dry, skin dry/itch, losing eyelashes, hair dry and breakage, headaches at times. If anyone has knowledge as to who can assist me in this matter please email me. Thank you so much for your help.
Sheree on November 19th, 2013

Thank you so much Mr. Brian Reeves I greatly appreciate your assistance in this matter. You have been a great help. All the extra things you stated I can use to help such as changing diet etc., that may help and I appreciate you sharing this with me. I will take your advice and work on it immediately, and will inform you of the outcome.

I bought a home last year through VA and it passed inspection, I just did a refinance on my home and had another inspection done. It passed no problem. A month ago I noticed my house was becoming un level. So I called a crawl space inspector to come and look in my crawl space. I was shocked at what he told me. I had 3 different crawl space inspectors come and give me bids to repair the problem. The lowest was 15,000.00 The highest 19,800.00, they all took extensive pictures, the damages are unbelievable, mold and mildew every where and do to this ALL my floor joices are rotted and split. I don’t know where to turn. Every one in my house is getting sick, coughing sore throat, breathing problems, can you help. Thank you Kathy pirello

Taking a Lowes test? Really? How in the world do you think that’s going to go over in court?

My story comes from Bethlehem Georgia and the landlord a.k.a. slumlord that neglected to take care of mold issues at his “” rental property “” is Coleman barker. He owns Coleman Barker printing station in Bethlehem Georgia and also has a location in Norcross Georgia. I moved into his residence at 752 Clarence Edwards Road in Bethlehem, GA 30620 at the end of October of last year. Mr. Barker seem like a nice enough Ella and upon viewing the home with him it looked okay there was some what he referred to as remodeling projects currently underway on the back half of what he described as an addition that would be coming to an end and it would also at that point open up a few more square feet and an extra room for one of My girlfriend and mine for children who were also pretty eager and excited to move in to our new space and live life. It was not until a few months later when I expressed concern about what I found to be black mold through a friend who is a specialist in this area and from his test that he performed that we had a real issue on our hands. At this point the insurance company dropped the landlord off their policy because of the condition of the roof and the siding was in. Mr. Barker then turn to blame myself and family for the loss of insurance coverage. He then turned to refusing our rent and moving to evict us then claiming that he would take our money but we would still have to leave and then he just flat out refused Our rent and moved to obtain a writ of eviction which was answered by myself and we were given a court date. I saw some legal counsel who looked at the situation and told me that I have the right to intern refuse the rent and give it to a contractor or myself is qualified to perform the necessary repairs in order to make the structure livable. On the day we met in court my landlord one the ruling even after I presented photographs of the current condition of the living quarters and proof of the existence Black mold in the home. I was given seven days to leave with everything I own. On the last day my stuff was put out into the yard and on that first night that it was outside a lot of my stuff came up missing and upon my discovery my landlord was conveniently present and very quick to assure me that it had to be somebody that I knew that had stolen my things that he hadn’t told anyone that my things were outside. He then said that I needed to hurry up and get my things and left. I have Read that my things were supposed to be placed by the road but also that I would have to be given seven days upon receipt of a certified piece of mail informing me that I had to get my things from the residence where he intern had to keep them in a safe and sheltered area free from wet additions. And after the seventh day where I was supposed to respond I still had seven days from that day to intern gather my things and leave. I lost everything that was outside and the amount of 30,000 Plus dollars and was told on the second day that I had until The end of that day, and then sundown, and then on the load that I was on. He played mind games with myself and my lovely girlfriend and we watched as our children’s toys bicycles clothes furniture as a family pet died while this piece of shit basically taunted me almost as if he was trying to antagonize and provoke me to possibly hit him or in someway assault him in order to have me arrested. He smirked and laughed when he commented that the sheriff would be at the driveway waiting on my exit to stop and search me on the way out persisting that I was on drugs and needed help. This information we received from the perpetrator who had stolen my things which I would later find out. I lost almost everything that I’ve worked my entire life for and that my girlfriend has worked her entire life for and in this rough time in our life we are not financially able to afford a lawyer which I’ve been told would cost me $175 plus an hour to find justice. This is my last effort to try and fime somebody who can help us because it seems as if every door we come to it shut in her face and there is no help or justice for right anymore. I’m in tears right now writing this and hope that someone anyone will be able to direct me and help me to get my life back and my children’s, girlfriends, and my own belongings back. We lost heirlooms, baby pictures and paraphernalia, and most of all we lost our personal space. I’m not asking for much just for what’s right. Can anybody help me?

Hi Am Wondering is thier stutiue of limitations on mold cases I Came out in the Newspapper Sacbee in 2010 and My Doughter in anothier article black mold drappes from the cieling picture of me pointing to the wall also health ners julia soto sac be reporter to samples of mold black mold came back thier was a leake in in the back yard water heater not proper code enforcment mived us out put us in hotel lanlord gave us 5 days ti get out locked us out never gave us deposite thier my kids slept in the liveing room becouse the mold grew up from carpet we had pressure washed the house bleached the walls and painted in lease than 3 mounths it was black landlord replaced wall in ballroom becouse it was like mush my kids constantly at doctirs with all the financaill hard ship and a car accident that I was injured in took a while to get all my old documents togeather my oldest has asthma and I would apriciate some advice please

I’ve lived in the same basement apartment for 4 years now. The tenants in the house above me have caused such major leaks for years, that our little apartment down here has literally been soaked through so many times. My landlord JUST now bought a new toilet for upstairs. And, he also, JUST now re-did the pipes up there. He hasn’t re-done any of the pipes down here in the basement and none of the damage from all these leaks has been taken care of. My ceiling looks like a puzzle with sporadic pieces laid all over (water spotting and stains). My walls in the kitchen, living room, and bathroom are covered in black mold.

The last 3 of the 4 years have deteriorated my health. I work from home, as well, so I’m in the home 24 hours per day. I have severe fibromyalgia/endometriosis symptoms, terrible, horrible headaches, chronic fatigue, severe vision issues causing temporary blindness at times, mood swings w/aggression and depression, and more.

How do I get formal toxic black mold testing at no charge to me? What legal rights do I have against my landlord? I’m 46 years old and reside in Georgia.

We moved into our new custom built house, no mold visible, no smell completely odorless . Mold was hidden behind the walls this was from faulty pipe work… after few months, of moving in a couple symptoms started with first itchy, stinging skin, itchy gritty, eyes few months later weight loss, dry heaves, dizziness, flu like feeling tremors shaking, blurred vision, nausea, weakness. light and sound and movement sensitivity this is barbecue the central nervous system is amped up.

Before this I was a super active, young professional that traveled and had fun! Now I was so thin, weak, I wished for death, but it would not come I had to be wheeled in a wheel chair in the hospital because my wheezing was so intense . They could not figure out the cause, I no longer worked, nor drove I had to be driven by my spouse, We were blessed by God to be in good financial position it was very costly, experience. I saw 50 doctors over period of two years. My chiropractor referred me to genius MD/ND/Chinese Medicine doctor he tested me for Lyme for the 7th time! It was negative! Then the doctor said to me, ” I believe you have Mycotoxins poisoning in other words mold poisoning” How is that possible? Well I got on the medication and …three months I was in the guest room some water fell on my hand I freaked out black Mold was in the walls! My doctor told me 25% or people are allergic to it and the body does recognize as a toxin, and it keeps re poisoning you by recirculating that if I continued living there I would of died of heart attack. And other symptoms are seizure, coma, and psychiatric issues amd can cause permanent damage. Black mold is deadly even if your are not allergic to it it is still lowering your immunity, and my doctor, just says to my spouse it hasn’t got you yet! So to me that means it is inevitable that it will make you sick.

The doctor advice was to re mediate our house and sell it or burn it down and then take three feet of the dirt and dump it at the contaminated dump site , (Mycotoxins are killed at 500 degrees)And then build a new healthy house with a certified new green builder.

This nightmare took four years of our life, It is when you start paying with your life that wakes you up.

I have been fighting a landlord sense November of 2014 to take care of mold issues. At time of signing the lease the home owner on an extra piece of paper made us sign a letter not holding them responsible for any mold issues because it was an older home. Come to find out the people before us had the same problem we soon found out that we had it tested and it was Black Mold and not moisture mold and know why everyone was getting sick now. We asked the owner to take care of it and then found us being effected from the home. We have been drained by these people financially had have had to have all our window and doors open and my small children have been getting sick. I tried to get this on the News and got lost of positive feedback but yet have been interviewed. This is a crazy life and never knew anything about it tell this. Boise Idaho
Danny Hamrick
208-340-2851
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I have toxic mold in my condo, was exposed for 8 years previously in a Toronto downtown condo. Board of directors refused to help, previous owners of the unit knew and did not disclose,spent hundreds of thousands on empty condo, renovations, clean air test, health IV’s, etc. Need a good lawyer, I won already against Board of Directors in HRTO, human rights ontario

would like some toxic mold suits in Canada or does it matter what country?

I work at a place that has excessive mold in their lights I work at a medical trays factory and I work in an closed room should I be working in there are there any legal action for me

would anyone no if same laws apply in canada regarding mold

I’ve lived where I am for a long time now, there has always been leaking issues in the ceilings. My sons room esp is what I am worried about. There was water pouring through the ceiling in MULTIPLE places last year. The landlords send someone to the above apartment somewhere to fix something, but the only think i got for his ceiling was a can of Kilz. From what I can see right now, a year later, the pieces of drywall, or whatever are making the ceiling, have a clear distinction on every border and one of them has become cracked and I can actually push that piece up and down. i feel like the ceiling is going to cave with more rain or snow melting on his ceiling as his room is on the side of the house and has a roof over it(we are on first floor)My question is, what are the odds that there is mold? My landlords don’t care. My son has developed asthma along with some other health issues. They changed the rug last year (after sewerage damaged another room in my home, in which it took 2 months to actually fix it, and we lived here the whole time, with 3 young children, but I was a pest to the gentleman who came to change that rug and he finally came back and changed my sons. I saw black marks all over the wood underneath and the guy tried to put the rug right over it. I wouldnt allow it and told him he needed a product to rid of the mold stains, i believe it was mold armour. Its just on going and I need someone to tell me what to do.

I’ve been living in HUD apartment for over a year now, I’ve complained to the apartments numerous of times about the mold. Shell come and look and say “well I don’t see any holes or leakes so I don’t know where it is coming from”. I’ve showed her pictures of mold on my kids cloths, my shoes, on our furnice and on the vents. She says the vents are like that because of the moisture and it looks more like rust then mold. Witch is not true. My house reakes of a moldy sitting water smell. And I honestly don’t know what to do. I have a 19mth old who is constantly sick and we don’t know why, and my 2mth old has breathing problems witch she didn’t have in the hospital. Please help me figure out what I can do.

yesterday, we got evicted from our house. Our landlord is taking us to court for the rent we owe. that’s understandable. but, today we had a rain and our entire house was flooded. up to 4 in every where. I finally noticed the black mold on our kitchen window seal. my 4 month old daughter has been sick since birth, in and out of the drs office. her dr says its allergies and I cant help but think its due to the mold. seeing today what happened, I know it had to have happened in that house before when it rained. im upset my landlord didn’t mention it, especially as I was 7 months pregnant when she showed me the house. next week when my daughter goes back to the dr to be put on a nebulizer, as he said was his plans if her allergies hasn’t went away. im going to ask if it could have been from the mold. is there a lawsuit here?

I am a mother who lives in HUD government assistance apt who goes to school full time and can’t stay in my apt which is full of mold I can’t take any of my stuff where am staying with a boy friend who has CGD my son breathing machine was ruined and I seem to get the run around when ask Attorney to help me and contacted many agency like HUD in KY, Washington, Frankfort the capital of KY franklin HEALth department to Bowling greens Chamber of covers to the city hall code enforcer to section 8 to home land to a lot and I can’t get anyone to take me serious and I getting advice say I banned my apt when didn’t I just can’t be in with the conditions it in bc mold everywhere and they only painted over some spots not addressing the issue of it and through their towel they wiped off my wall into my clothes I need help with this situation

i only been in my place a moth on jan 7 2016 i had a leak from my toilet i fell 3x reported it to the landlord he sunt a mantieance man out weeks later the job still wasnt done cause he had to replace the whole toilet then i had a molded refridegrator that didnt work that was included in my lease didnt get a refridegrator til 3weeks after i reported but then i had bought 200 dollars worth of food that spoil because the lack of the landlord it didnt get replace i still dont have a stove what to do

Baybish, you need a really good immunologist/allergist. A doctor that handles both.

I have a home that used to be great until a roofing company created a nightmare . They did not properly tarp or vent my roof. They did not use ice and water shields and the flashing were placed so that the water went into my wallls rather than away from them. I had water pour through my cam lighting . It soaked the floor and the contractor said oh its fine it will just dry out. I have visible mold on my wooden trim, walls and carpet. Long story short this mess now involves 3 insurance companies and it is exhausting

I have lived in my home for 18 months. My landlord is very slow at making needed rapirs. For example, my bathroom floor literally had a hole in front of the toilet where you could see the dirt under the house. It took him over three months to have it fixed and hired someone who wasnt even licensed who did a horrible job and needs replacing again. Thats the least of my concerns right now. I am three months pregnant and have been sick for the last two going on three weeks. ER told me i had pharyngitis. I took my antibiotics and Tylenol for a week and was fine for two days until i cant breathe through my nose and my throat hurts so bad ive even lost my voice off and on throughout the day. Two days after i was diagnosed with pharyngitis i discovered mold on my side of the room on the walls closest to carpets then alllll my windows in my house have mold in the frames and tracks of the windows. My landlord tells me to spray and clean it with bleach. THATS IT. Can i contact my HUD worker and have a health specialist come out to inspect the mold growth and if its harmful.

My family and I are on housing assistance. We live in an apartment complex owned by the housing authority. We noticed mold in a upper corner of a bedroom below the upper apartment by the bathroom. Apparently, they had a water leak. I contacted the manager who send the maintenance person to paint over. We have had lots of dust, we dust weekly, since. Also, mold on around the windows in bedrooms, which we use bleach which doesn’t remove completely. Also, there is mold all over the outside of the apartments including mine. The apartment across the way has mold so bad above their door. Management hasn’t removed the mold on the outside of building. I believe the management has only painted over mold inside apartments. What can I do? I have complained to housing authority. All I get is you need to complain to manager’s supervisor. Haven’t been able to get ahold of the supervisor. Have left many phone messages with no reply. We even sent a letter without a response. HELP????

I’m currently ill from my home. We’ve been here since 2001 and the 1st month we moved in I was extremely sick. I never knew the cause. I got better, or so I thought and moved on. Over the years I became more illl and I crashed Completely 2 years ago. I just now realized I have mold lurking in my basement, a faulty Hvac system. Ductwork is a mess. My basement was finished improperly with paneling and plastic behind it. Not allowing it to breathe. I am literally in the process of a major remediation. Removing all contents from my home while my health is suffering. I’m genetically mold susceptible carrying Hla-dr gene mutations. I need a lawyer to take my case either against my homeowners or all the docs that left me to die. My own research and the fact that I’m a Scientist helped me uncover the cause of my illness.

I work for the government in a mold infested building. I had black mold growing on the walls in my office and they found it inside the walls as well. I have become very ill from it (after thing it was something else), got tested by an ENT and he said my illness was being caused by the mold as I am highly allergic. He even sent a letter to them saying this and that my condition would worsen if I was not removed from the building and the mold remediated. I asked management over and over for testing, even offered to pay for it myself. Refused every time until I complained to OSHA. Of course they lied to OSHA in their response and OSHA has finally come out and conducted an onsite inspection and verified they were lied to. I filed a claim with OWCP and of course they denied it. I sent them pictures of the mold, medical records and a letter from a physician saying it was the mold that is the cause of my illness and they say I did not provide enough proof. So I pay close to 8,000 a year for doctors, tests and meds, have chronic sinus and respiratory infections, multiple digestive issues and abdominal pain, short of breathe with little exertion and starting to have pain and numbness in my arms, legs, hands and feet. The worst part is, our government, my employer will spend millions illegally hunting down turtle eggs on the beach to hatch in incubators, but not a dime to fix this building, nor pay for my medical bills. If anyone knows a lawyer not afraid to take on the government and take my workers comp case, please let me know.

I lived in a rented apartment for 8 years the first 4 my family wasn’t home a lot due to work, school, my daughters school functions, and military obligations. However that slowed and when our family started staying home more our health problems started getting worse. In 2011 we noticed mold growing on the ceiling of our daughters bedroom, there was a leaky jacuzzi tub over top of our place. We notified the landlord and he assured us that the paint he was using to paint over it would fix it. However in 2013 it came back once again he painted over it, then again in 2015 he did the same thing. Meanwhile our health problems and bills were becoming astronomical, it wasn’t until 4 days before we were moving out I noticed a wet spot in the same place and two days later the ceiling cracked and I was able to see inside the ceiling which was black all the way back. I took a sample and had it sent off to be tested and sure enough it came back as black mold ( not the medical term). We are now in the process of getting testing done to find out if black mold has been causing all of our health issues. Every symptom we have are the same symptoms as toxic black mold. My doctor thankfully listens to me and has ordered the blood tests to find out if we have been exposed. And if it is we can start treatment for toxic black mold. Which I have no doubt that this is what’s been causing all of mine and my families health problems , it would be easier for me to tell you the syptoms I haven’t had compared to the ones I have had. My only question is, shouldn’t our landlord be held responsible for this especially since we in formed him several times and solution it fix it was just to paint over it. Should he be held liable, since according to renter rights its up to the landlord to ensure his tenants have a safe habital place to live, and if so what should my next steps be. In not trying to get rich, I’m trying to get my medical bills taken care of and receive proper medical treatment which can be costly. My family has lost a lost due to constantly being sick. Also before moving into this residence my family was very healthy. Im just looking for someone to point me in the right direction, if you could help that would greatly be appreciated. Thank you and have a nice day.

I am currently renting a 1 bedroom apartments not Davidson county in Tennessee with the lease in its ending month. Upstairs our neighbor had a water tank burst causing water damage over the course of three days. Maintenance respondEd to the initial call within 2 hours, and we had towels and bowls down to catch water. It took them two weeks with me being at the office nearly every day to send someone out to “fix” the damage and by that time mold has taken. The agreement was that a wall would be opened to determine how bad damage was and proceed from there. The contractor painted over most things (not even finishing his half ass job, of which I’ve been told he has been harshly dealt with). We were offered an extremely sub par rental in its place. Even right now I swear I can smell it. Do my boyfriend and I have a case should we decide to go to small claims? Should we pursue a lawyer? I’m at wits end with this.

I live in Government Housing Senior own and operated by Dekalb County in Atlanta Georgia,
We found out we have black mold growing up the wall in the Air Conditioner closet, I do not know how long I’ve been living with it but I now know that I am I need a lawyer too help I also have found out that other apartments also have the problem these are on different floors of the complex, mind you these apartments are 55 and older so a majority of residents are at risk….How do I get help

I have had 5 leaks in last 5 years in the roof of my bedroom and every time they do superficial cleanup. My 5th leak occurred a couple of weeks and as usual they took a long time to do cleanup, so I replaced the carpet myself. and noticed a mold growth. so I hired a company to do an in house inspection who collected Air Samples and did Lab Analysis.
Results show very high mold growth. I informed the landlord and he did superficial cleaning without doing anything about Air Quality and correcting the problem about leakage.

I have suffered health consequences and did not know that mold was the source.

What is my recourse.

hi there, i have lived in my house for 3 yrs now, I have been very sick and aches and pains my son …has lost 40 lbs and looks really ill …well the ceiling in his old room came down and its full of black mold ,, they put new siding on our house and windows 2 yrs ago my husband told them to replace the roof before anything. him being in construction for 22 yrs .. they said the roof was fine … and ignored him … well with the ceiling wide open now … were even more exposed to black mold, we have no other place to go …. my lung infections over the years i’ve blamed everything but black mold, not knowing what was growing through out our home … who do i contact :(
I’m seriously concerned about our health and well being … we can’t just up and leave we have no place to go with the 5 of us and our pets ..

I’ve been living in this Apartment complex for almost two years, I recently noticed black mold in the closet that houses the heater unit , I never go in there, the property manager usually goes in there to change or check anything. My son and I have experienced severe headache and nausea . Could this be the result of breathing that air in. And what should we do next.

Myself and my significant other have been living in our home for since July this year. A company owns our property that we rent from, and they have a maintenance company that comes and fixes things for them when we ask. Our front closet has had a leak in it since we moved in, we have contacted the maintenance company several times and they have came and “covered” the mold in the closet and attempted to fix the leak on the roof (and failed). So we still have a leaky roof into our front closet and mold is still growing in our front closet… We can’t use the closet because of the smell. The last trip a man came and sprayed some stuff on the mold, wiped it off, then proceeded to paint over the area.

What do I do? I don’t own the home, and it looks as if they are just trying to cover up what looks like a very big deal. Please Help.

Frigidaire window air conditioners with Styrofoam walls 4 in my home have black mold inside try to clean them with bleach did not work what can I do about this oniy had a year and a half

This article is very informative, I completely agree with you, I think having beautiful rooftop makes anything much more beautiful and attractive, I appreciate you for sharing

On Feb 12 my husband and I rented a small home. The next day I began my first asthma flare-up in years. A few days later we discovered black mold coveted up by new linoleum in the bathroom. When we rented moth balls were everywhere. I did have to go to the er for my asthma. After less than a week we are now racking up hotel bills as we have no where else to go. I understand our mattress is no good now as well. Thankfully we did not move in living room furniture as my husband had to work that weekend. Can we recoop our costs?

Hi There,
I recently bought a house from a bank in small town in NY state. I just found that there is a lot of black mold under the floor and also under the roof. There was a flooding, leaking roof for a while, the bank did do some renovations but they never disclosed that there was a black mold, so what is the best for me to do now? Can I sue the bank?

I purchased a BOB O PEDIC mattress 5 years ago. I went to move it last week and discovered the whole underneith was full of black mold. I started getting migraines a year and a half ago for no apparent reason. The many doctors I saw came up with no reason for the headaches. I was asked at the time about any enviromental problems in my home. I was out of work for 3 months, had a dozen tests went to drs in NYC. Ive been receiving Botox injections every 3 moths to help. Mean while i was sleeping on a mold mattress. Bobs said sorry not their problem. After searching the web I found many of the same complaints. I’m searching for a attorney to handle my case. I want to put a end to them saying not our problem and to take responsibility for their defects…..

We live in southern California (Riverside county), and it really doesn’t rain much. We purchased a mobile home four years ago; after a couple of years, leaks developed where there’s an addition. We tried three times to fix it, but when it would eventually rain again, one leak persisted (where the addition meets the original roof). A year ago, we hired a roofing/repair company who gave us a 100% lifetime guarantee of the repair for cash payment (in writing). After the work was done and it rained, it leaked again in the same place (corner). In the last year, the company has been out four times, maybe five, to fix the roof. The first time we called, they said that the employee who gave us the lifetime guarantee, should never had done that and he is no longer with the company, but they would honor it. The 2nd or 3rd time they fixed the roof, the master bedroom started to leak, along with the original spot. The repair person painted the master bedroom ceiling, without putting any drop cloth on the furniture and now there is paint on our veneer furniture…. and then he went up on the roof again; but then it rained again and now it was leaking in the dining room near the master bedroom and it still leaked in the addition area; plus, water pulled in the master bedroom ceiling, causing a stain again. We have tried to get the roofing company out for the last 8 months and they keep telling us that they will but they don’t. Fifteen days ago, however, we sent a certified demand letter and they finally sent someone out who said that he knows “exactly” what it needs – flashing (that’s what the first guy said). Now, I need to add a couple of things. The last time they were out (before today), my 74 year old husband who is a recovering back surgery patient that was not successful, helped the repair man they sent to remove an area of the roof the man thought was causing the problem and then put in new wood and tiles. It was very hard on my husband. My husband wanted the roof repaired and so he helped the man since another rain storm was coming. Two months ago, a panel outside the home that is part of the addition and where the rain runs off of the section where it’s been leaking, separated from the main home and is black with mold. My husband sits in this addition area most of the day every day, and in June he started being very ill. He was diagnosed yesterday with Myasthenia Gravis, and the doctor was very surprised of how advanced it is since he only started getting sick in June. We asked her if mold could have caused this and she is very positive that toxins could have. Could the roofing company be responsible for this? When we told them today that we were worried that there’s mold, they replied that what is most important is to fix the roof and then it can be checked for mold. I don’t know how to proceed in order to protect ourselves. We do not have a high income, I am the one who works outside the home. Do you have any recommendations? Is there an agency that can check for mold? When should it be checked for mold?
Should we contact our insurance agent? I actually think we did but they told my husband to contact the roofer. Do we have a case to go to an attorney? Thank you

There was a leak from a toilet flange in the condo we rent. The renters mentioned it to the person we had overseeing the property (we live out of state). That person had a handyman open the area up to dry out and the flange fixed. We are now having a professional company go in, test, clear and finish up the area. We will receive certification when the work is finished. The renters, who had no complaints about the work until we put the condo up for sale, suddenly started expressing all sorts of worries about exposure to black mold and are demanding the results and so forth. They originally made a very low offer on the condo and stated they were willing to buy it as-is without work on the mold. They did not follow through with seeking funding, so we moved forward with selling the condo. They then said they would seek funding but later said they could not pull together enough money. So we proceeded to accept another offer and give them notice. Now, they daily ask for all results pertaining to the area that has the mold. We had asbestos testing of the drywall in that area done first and have provided them with the results that indicate there is no asbestos. Now the work for the mold is beginning. We will not have the results until the end. They are putting on quite a show of alarm and concern about having lived with mold. I believe they are planning to sue us. It is one, very small spot in the condo, and they had no problem about it before we decided to sell. They were very emotional when they were given notice. At one point the man started carrying on about “protecting his home.” We had our agent work to help them qualify so they could buy the condo and not have to move, but they didn’t trust him and sought their own funding sources. Throughout they have been angry and just plain weird. We are elderly and need the money from the sale of the condo for medical related help including assisted care. For years, we kept the rent lower than the other condos in their building and area. Yet, they are furious with us. They seemed to have never planned for the eventuality that the condo would be sold. Do they have a case against us?

January 2016 I rented a house in Sun City Arizona. I pointed out to the owner ON DAY ONE of water damage in the master bedroom bath. He said he would replace the vanity which had the most damage. Then I had a very high water bill for one person. Months later he sent a handyman out who found nothing. March 2019 he finally got around to replacing the vanity while raising my rent! We found black mold. Service Master came out and found the mold had spread over the doorways and down the hall. The owner and the tech started “exchanging words” as the owner did not want to spend money. The Service Master tech told me I needed to get out of the house. The owners insurance adjuster said get out of the house and finally after taking a mold test my doctor told me that every mold was in my body. I didn’t get out fast enough. My kidneys shutdown. I woke up 5 days later in the ICU of the local hospital. I lost my memory. A friend had to tell me that I was moving from the house. I didn’t remember the house. I didn’t know where I worked. The doctors asked me questions daily so I was told. My 5th day the hospital took a chest X-ray. They sent me home with “hospital pneumonia”. I found out that from the 6th day on I had a zero deductible. They got me out only to come back from this pneumonia almost killing me. (I only have 70% lung capacity). The hospital also hit a nerve with one of the many tubes and IVs that were attached to me. I lost the use of my had. That lead to surgery to move a nerve in my elbow. I can now use my hand but it feels like I’ve been sitting on my hand. It’s always asleep. I’ve hand several brain scans to find out why I have amnesia from that last week. I still don’t remember moving! I also lost 55lbs through all of this. I am finally returning to work this week after 5 months. I have given over 20 lawyers this info and not one wants to help me. Meanwhile my copays are piling up. All of my things are in a storage room. I tested the room and my furniture has black mold too. I’ve lost everything. I still may have frontotemporal Dementia. That is fatal. I have nothing left. Homeless with no money. Something seems very wrong. No lawyer, even the lawyer who specializes in these cases will even tell me why I can’t sue this slumlord. Even if I die.

WELL I BEE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT IN KY FOR 8 MONTHS NOW AND I CANT GET ANYTHING FIXED THEY SAY THEY HAVE MY ORDERS PUT IN THEN ON TOP OF THE I HAD WATER LEAKING FROM THE UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS APT. TO MY BATHROOM IT CREATED MOLD SO NOW IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE I BELIEVE ITS ALL AROUND MY HOME MY KID HAVE BEEN GETTING SICK I HAVE BEEN MISSING WORK AND ON THE VERGE OF LOSING MY JOB PLEASE HELP I BEEN TOLD TO TAKE THEM TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT .. I REACHED OUT TO KY HOUSING , NUISANCE OFFICER .. EVERYONE I CAN THINK OF … IM NOT SURE OF ALL OF WHAT I CAN INCLUDE IN THIS CLAIM.. PLEASE HELP

I suffered from asthma like symptoms for 9 years. I was so sick, I ask God, “Why don’t you just let me die!” On the advice of my brother, who was shocked how smart my son was at such a young age, he said I should move to a better school district to give him a better education. The next day I went house hunting. Surprisingly, all of my symptoms and illnesses completely stopped when I moved. Come to find out, it was mold in the back of the building where I lived. Then the company that I work for, decided to move to another building. During the first week after moving in, I started to get short winded. We’ve been here six years and the doctor put me on steroids just so I can breath. This building is old and full of mold inside the walls which we found. Our contract in the building is coming up soon and the company put out a notice and ask if there were any issues with the building before they renew the contract. Well I wrote a long detailed letter why they shouldn’t renew the contract and also security reason’s. Thankfully they listened, and we will be moving to a newer building soon.

Has anyone gotten any help with those mold issues? 62yrs old, have rented an apt. for over 5yrs, within the last year, I have noticed that people are not staying in these apts. I was told by neighbors who knew people who rented an apt. here, moved because the landlord won’t do anything to address or help with the mold issue. That same neighbor took me 4 doors down to show me how bad the mold was in that apt. I have come to realize being in communication with these landlords and realtors they will find any way they can to redirect the attention to another issue like you have been late on your rent, in 5yrs maybe five times. I’ve had always paid my rent, even with this mold issue, the hole in my roof that has leaked for months. The mold in the kitchen under the sink, in the upper bathroom. They kind of fixed the roof, although it was still kind of leaking, proceeded to text me that once it rains again we will get in there and fix that eyesore on the ceiling-It is a piece of the wood hammer over the hole in my bedroom, which still had some leaking out of the side of it. I had to move my mattress out of the bedroom because of the leaking, I have not been able to sleep in my bed since the end of February the first part of March 2020. I have been my best to keep the mold at bay, using essential oils to clean on a regular basis, which I did subtract from the total of rent. I have a feeling this issue is not going to be addressed. I have been practicing and showing others the benefits of practicing tai chi for arthritis (senior adult day facilities, along with friends) (currently certified) for about 6yrs, and have noticed my balance slipping which is odd to me, beings that tai chi is for your balance, getting headaches which I have never had a problem with, and I wear glasses. Some could say its age, but I know it is not. I think my best bet, which I am afraid the realtor and the landlord are going to do what they can to dismiss my claim and then get an eviction going on me. I do not have the money to move, I have lost my job, which due to COVID, and I been on unemployment since July 16th, 2020 with no medical insurance now. I have been running up my credit card to get by with only needed utilities, car payment, ins. What really sucks the most is, I love my apartment, it was really not taken care of by the last renter, so I painted from top to bottom took months (I got a month to rent off and the painting supplies) I filled holes, cocked around windows, and doors, put the wood to keep air out in front windows. There is not one place that I have not cleaned, painted, and filled in this 1300 square two story, two bedroom apt. Please advise? I love my apt.