The commissioners presented a letter dating back to June 29, 2011 from Suites & Associates Architects addressed to Steed Robinson of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs Department, saying that parts of the base of the building would require a sump pump and could be a long term moisture problem.. Feel free to contact me [emailprotected] if you are interested in finding out more. I worked as a LPN for years. After searching the web I found many of the same complaints. The workers comp dr seems skeptical of mold illness, so he has not ordered other tests. about me and the mold I will send you a copy. In addition there is black mold on the bathroom ceiling, also behind my bed because it it near a window where the water floods in. I received a failure to deliver notice, and found out that although there is an email address on the site, it does not accept emails. When I do, there has been a conflict of interest due to my landlord being a multimillion dollar developer in the area or when they see me and I am not deformed as in an auto accident they think I am making this up even with my infectious disease doctors report confirming my illness and its cause. I havent ever opened that window-I want to when its nice outside. Countless doctors visits. My son and I have experienced severe headache and nausea . In a case in California, tenants settled for . keys to navigate, use enter to select, Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. Management told us that they would fix the whole but did not believe that there was mold. That was December.. still till this day, we cleaned & it keeps coming back. We have addressed this issue with our apartment manager as well as the new manager since the summer of last year!! I asked about getting the full report and they refused.. so I contacted a lawyer and was able to get the report which clearly indicated there was a problem so bad that I shouldnt be in the apartment. PS. I was also told I would be held liable for the damages resulting from the mold. The people who own the house, 72 and 94 respectively, ended up with pneumonia and nearly died trying to get the contractor to fix the problem. At trial, they asked for $8 million in damages. If you are short on money or something and thats why its taking you forever to fix things let me know. I paid to have new carpets in through out the house, i never withheld rent, and asked her over and over to please have the roof repaired, while living there my son and i became very very ill. For instance, it could be the result of construction defects, faulty materials, poor architectural design, or the previous owner's failure to disclose known problems. Im asthmatic and have been having problems breathing lately. 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. Technically yes, but only in cases of extreme misconduct. We have tried more mold personal injury claims to verdict than any other law firm. This year's cases also reflect the differing contexts in which mold personal injury claims can arise: occupational exposure, habitability claims in rental housing, and nosocomial infections in hospitals. I requested to be moved into another mobile home in the area until This led to the entire 1st floor having to be reconstructed. I sent a letter to him today with pictures showing the problem. It get so black around edge of room. All rights reserved. Not only does this not remove the mold, but it causes health problems for the entire house. If its a defect with a specific product like the bathtub or shower you may have additional avenues. 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. about a year and a half ago new owners came..They began remodeling..all the paneling and everything they took out in 5 gallon buckets and put the buckets in a sealed black trailer with no windows and hauled it off bit by bitwhen they began their rentovation all kinds of stuff was flying around in my roomcant dust it up it comes right back.. In contrast, there still exists a cottage industry of "experts" who willingly connect any reported symptom to mold for a price. What can I do to help pay for the cost of remediation and help get my children healthy? Your best bet in these sorts of cases is to find a localattorney who specializes in toxic mold litigation. This was covered by my insurance company. Trying to come to terms with what your actually dealing with is probably the hardest part of this journey we have all found ourself on. It also took him 5 months to fix my backdoor area that got ruined from all of the rain in Aug. 2012. 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. I am severly Ill now and on our disclosure they never disclosed that it had mold. I have purchased a mobile home from Rexmere Village in davie Florida to our finding 60%of the home was contaminated with black mold and made the home uninhabitable for my 2kids, my 88 year old gramma, my wife, my puppy and myself to live in. We have been after them for months to fix this. As noted by the researchers, aspergillosis is a progressively debilitating disease resulting from infection by fungi of the genus Aspergillus. I alerted the rental office who sent a maintenance man twice who claimed it was dust. 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. They seem to be sick all the time and thick its just the flue or whatever. I filed a claim with OWCP and of course they denied it. Do they have a case against us? FindLaw.com Free, trusted legal information for consumers and legal professionals, SuperLawyers.com Directory of U.S. attorneys with the exclusive Super Lawyers rating, Abogado.com The #1 Spanish-language legal website for consumers, LawInfo.com Nationwide attorney directory and legal consumer resources. It will be worth the wait, you have a place to live while you wait. They explained that I would also be sued for all repairs made to the apartment, due to my negligence. I was having a hard time breathing, was disoriented, had a strong metallic taste in my mouth. I was told by Davina the property manager that if I was having these symptoms then why was I still living in the mobile and If so how do I go about getting out of this situation? And yes my name is Cassie Ganier with geese as cover photo for now. I have complained to housing authority. In the last two days we have moved out of the home, but to date the landlord has not been informed we have departed. I missed alot of days of work for Jan & Feb due to being sick passing out, fatigue, migraines.. I tried going to work the next day and started to black out and dropped a 50 lb cutting blade on my leg that ripped through my pants and ripped an 8 inch gash in my shin and was sent home from work again. Our landlord doesnt have home owners insurance and she wants to hire someone to fix it but the guy is not certified for water damage restoration. And, he also, JUST now re-did the pipes up there. Code Enforcement came again, gave another violation to clean up the mold on the baseboards. It took maintenance over 24 hours to come out and they simply pulled the carpet back in her bedroom and dried the floor with a fan, relaid the same carpet and painted over the walls roughly a week later. I have a case with this but dnt know where to strt. The Mazzas indicated they had repeatedly notified the management about the conditions and requested repair, but that proper steps toward remediating the problems were not undertaken. we have told the landlord only to be told it would be fixed and it wasnt. We are suing builder and bank for this reason and many other construction defects and do not know what type of doctor to go to. Recommended Reading: How To Remove Mold From Vinyl Seats. 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. We have notified our landlord and he is very nonchalant about the whole thing. Not to mention that we found out that the previous owner who was a doctor killed himself in the home! If he refuses to respond appropriately, you usually have the right to notify him that you will withhold rent or move out if the issue is not resolved. Due to the water damage there was and still is black mold on the visible cinder block walls in my basement. My husband and I are leasing a house in Mississippi and at the time did not know that there were foundation problems causing water to leak out of the concrete slab in our garage when it rains causing water to flood the garage floor . Leave appartment immediately and take landlord to court for not fixing the problem..your health is more important. Have left many phone messages with no reply. I developed asthma and it exacerbated a previous respiratory condition. After 5 weeks, we had the first heavy rain of the season. I need a lawyer to take my case either against my homeowners or all the docs that left me to die. I have absolutely no money, no insurance, cant qualify for government assistance, and am stranded. When he asked her lawyer and her about the black mold they denied any as they have with each tenant there after. I lost the use of my had. She said it would be done on Wednesday, 10/29/14). 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 IVs, etc. And what should we do next. Ive lived where I am for a long time now, there has always been leaking issues in the ceilings. In MA where I live it is harder because they do not have any guidelines for mold. However, she had brought it to the attention some months before, but they told her to turn fans on and leave door open after showering. We have the children living here Please help! they said they would send an inspector, never showed. So we proceeded to accept another offer and give them notice. I have not heard back from them yet. I myself and my wife, daughters and grandson have all been effected by mold in a house we were renting. Hopefully you are able to get it resolved quickly! This is Kendall and I have a site from the HUD house ing for financial help if you are in a moldly home , sick, cant work , depressed, sad , pissed off no one is listening, cant even find a friggen Dr. To listen to you , and all the while the world keeps going and all of a sudden your priorities get all mixed up. What do I do? Im 46 years old and reside in Georgia. Were my makeshift pantry is at-the black stacked shelves-behind there are screws allowed in the wall? Guy told me theres nothing he can do about that since its filled with ice right now and that that wouldnt cause any issues with water on the inside because the water would just roll off the roof onto the ground. We asked the owner to take care of it and then found us being effected from the home. I went to them and explained the problem, and WATCHED the manager write out a work order to do a humidity test. Bobs said sorry not their problem. Ive mentioned it to our irresponsible manager and he said there was nothing he can do. The one area is starting to leak water where I NEVER had water damage before. Ive been here for over 6 years now and Ive gone through at least 4 humidifiers. 3 of us worked in a mold and mildew office 2 of us developed new adult onset asthma. 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? took damn long enough!!!! A maintenance worker came at noon, looked at it, then went upstairs to see what had caused it. PEARSON, GA Also for being so underhanded and misleading to rent a home to anyone in such conditions. Dont waste your money. 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. She is the only breadwinner in the family and is now home on maternity leave. I even believe my sisters Cancer was a cause of the mold. This is ruining my life! I wish you good luck I had all the same problems it has taken one year to finally get to court. I have been living in an apartment complex for about 16 months. If nothing else I dont 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 have been running up my credit card to get by with only needed utilities, car payment, ins. thanks.. I am a would anyone no if same laws apply in canada regarding mold, Please help Im at my wits end Ive rented a building for going on 19 years my previous landlord has died about 7 or so years ago now his daughter runs their realty businesss there is black mold galore Im now having a health issue every other month I get an awful cough with a runny nose chest pain scratchy throat runny eyes fatigue and aches and pains back soreness dizziness and tingle feelings hands and feet there is one bathroom I have keep a door closed for about 5-6 years it is the most awful sight you will ever see the other bathroom we try and keep clean but the ceiling is so deplorable she is truly gone Devils Advocate I cannot get her go repair anything the roof was flat until 2 years ago she finally had to put a roof over the original roof due to severe leaks I own a grooming shop at this address I have been in this business for 39 years Iam do scared of losing my business it is my Livelihood I have addressed this with this person for years to no avail she had threatened me to the point Iam hopeless for example she had said if I call the health department it wouldnt matter to her because if they condemned the building she would make just as much money by plowing it down and selling the lot !!???? I finally noticed the black mold on our kitchen window seal. a week later i get a letter in my mail from my landlord that he reported mold in my bathroom. 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 .. In what has been deemed the largest personal injury verdict in a toxic mold-related lawsuit in the U.S., a Sacramento, Calif., jury awarded Darren and Marcie Mazza and their eight-year-old son, Bryce, $2.7 million on Nov. 8. It leaked again. Its takes about a month or so to really see of feel the damage done. I moved into my mobile home about three months ago and and paid four months in advance rent and deposit. Ive been to the er multiple times for feeling like im having a heart attack. Id get mold testing done in here before I move but I cant afford it. Sincerely, She literally told me she thought she had cancer the night before we put it together. Matt, were so sorry to read about the mold troubles your mother encountered during what should have been a relaxing stay in Florida. Then I had a very high water bill for one person. Our bedroom ceiling fell down once again due to water damage. My husband moved the endtable from his side of the bed and saw black spots on the wall. Whos Responsible for Mold in a Rental Property? I had no knowledge concerning mold, was never told to wear a mask or anything. they contacted there lawyer and postponed the closing. We were ban ging stuff around and I am sure mold spores went airborne. That lead to surgery to move a nerve in my elbow. Depending on the law where you live, landlords might have to disclose suspected mold to new or potential tenants and clean up existing mold. I already have asthma and its gotten WORSE since we moved in, 3 months ago. After making the community manager aware of the issue verbally as well as in writing nothing was done. The only reason i have someone else get a hold of you for me is cause I hardly ever hear back from you about things let alone WHY things are happening/done the way they are. Sequoiah 8016348261 [emailprotected], I am a Home Inspector and I was just served through my email a summons for not detecting massive amounts of mold.The client was informed of this information through contractors on the job.The client moved in 3 months after my inspection.I use the NACHI contract which states that I am not responsible for detecting the presence of mold.There was no mold at the time of my inspection.Please help !! There has been allergy test and other test and could not figure out what it was from. You cannot get the same tax break twice. Over the years I became more illl and I crashed Completely 2 years ago. our home insurance cant help us as the seller told him he did all the work. A few weeks ago, I cleaned out a closet to find mold. Im copd and now im having dizzy spells and chest hurts, what should I do, Hello all my name is Sheldon , I have read all the messages or bloggs on this web site and one common thing we all share is that we have the same poor health feeling of a flu or cold at first with a breathing problem of astema or shortness of breath and a basic illness of head aches to memory loss to loss of weight to painful sores on face and to inside of mouth and to tongue and multipal tripps to Doctors that dont have a clue on how to diagnose mold or toxic mold exposure for its a fungual infection not a virus and can not be traced in a blood test until the infected system of the body is to far along and to the point of no recovery .Alittle about myself is for your infomation and about my battle with black toxic mold exposure in my home that I rented for five years in Wildomar California in the end of August or beginning of September 2008 , that I recently discovered that in April 28 of 2008 to May 10 2008 the home was flooded with over 11000 gallons of water and as always no one knows or remembers anything about the flood except the poor neighbors who have to live next door to the infested home.I have photografts of the mold and have left the home but recovery for my health has and is a hard battle and a special diet is needed to rid the toxic mold of a failing host.I have had many test performed and all negitive till the mold was visable in my master bathroom floor when a water leak became present over 7 months ago. 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