Rental Home Mold
Q.
My family and I just recently moved into a
rental home. ( My husband was laid off and we had to sell our home and move to something
cheaper.) My children are all having allergy symptoms (they have not previously had
allergies), my 4 year old has waken up a couple times in the middle of the night saying that
he can't swallow and once he had trouble breathing. Is feeling like you can't swallow
a side effect from mold exposure? He also has frequent nose bleeds and is always
congested. I am also having congestion and a hoarse voice when waking up in the
morning. I am running air purifiers but honestly it only seems to help a little.
All the mentioned symptoms are with the purifiers running. The house has cement walls in
over half of the living space in the basement. There are bedrooms and a family room
down there. It always smells musty in the house and especially in the basement.
Throughout most of the house we are not able to put furniture or anything against (or close
to) the walls because within a day there is moisture and mold growing where the item touched
or almost touched the wall. This is not just in the basement but throughout most of
the house. Especially in my bedroom where there is a corner where if a book or piece
of paper gets near the wall, black mold grows almost within a few hours. All of the
window sills especially upstairs (not much of a problem in the basement) get moisture in
them everyday and then if I don't clean them constantly mold will show up within a day.
In the kitchen the cupboards smell musty, so much that I won't put my food or anything in
them. Under the sink there seems to be dry rot and also a couple small spots on the
floor. The kitchen floor got wet the other day (there is carpet in the kitchen) and a huge
mold smell instantly was present. We have talked to the landlord about these things
and he just says not to put furniture or anything against the walls and clean them if mold
becomes present (which we do often) and just clean the window sills a couple times a day.
He is not interested in putting money into this house. I told my husband that we
should try to move. We really don't have much money to move and my husband thinks my
concern over the mold is exaggerated. I am hoping to get some insight into this
problem and a possible solution. [April 29, 2002]
A.
You are absolutely right that you need to leave that mold hell immediately. Your family's
health can be permanently and seriously injured by continuing to live in that mold infested
place. Most landlords don't care about what health damage is done to tenants by mold. It
will take many lawsuit victories by tenants against landlords for mold-caused health
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