Re: Black Mold in Apartment Home

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On 11/21/10, Will Disclose To Attorney wrote:
> On 11/10/10, karaann07 wrote:
>> On 9/11/10, Will Disclose To Attorney wrote:
>>> I live in an apartment and have consistently asked
>>> management to attend to vents, showers etc. Now myself
>> and
>>> my kids have breathing problems, have problems going to
>> the
>>> bathroom and other sysmptoms which I will discuss with an
>>> attorney.
>>>
>>> Please help!
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>
>> Have you documented these requests for service? Was any
>> service provided at all, or were the requests ignored
>> entirely? Before you go the lawyer route, you might make a
>> phone call or two to your local housing department. They
>> can often mediate such things and get them handled pretty
>> quickly. If there is lasting medical damage to you and your
>> family, then I suppose that is a different story...
>
> Yes, Karaann07,
>
> I did document the requests, I even have the apartment
> complex's copy of my request and the worker did document my
> statement about my child's asthma issues and migraines.
>
> Since I posted this request for help on this forum, I had to
> take my children to the doctor who requested that my apartment
> management relocate me. I provided samples and pictures of
> the mold to our doctor.
>
> The apartment management came and pulled out the air ducts and
> replaced them after the photos and doctor's mandate.
> Unfortunately, the damage has already been done. I would like
> to learn if you are an attorney and if you can help me with my
> case.
>
> Thank you.