I also called a friend who has rental properties and asked if he knew of someone that could help, either with the mold testing or with tenant issues. My kids keep getting sick with high fevers, breathing problems, allergy like symptoms for the past 3 months that I moved to my new apartment. The reliability of the IgG referred to in the case, a type of isotype-specific ELISA test, was not conclusively validated in a recent California Department of Health Services fact sheet, Misinterpretation of Stachybotrys Serology, which determined that such serology tests have no clinical application at this time. The fact sheet also states, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not evaluated or approved these testing methods.. 3 days after here return home she has lost her voice and her throat is very sore. 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. My brother and I have been working at a powerplant on the river that had flooded into many parts of the powerplant that was approximately 100 feet long by 20 feet wide by 8 feet high. You'll have to pay taxes on your damages, however, if you have already deducted medical expenses from your injury. Last winter, there were issues with the heat-all electric 1 bedroom apartment. My son was diagnosed with a pituitary tumor that the doctors feel was brought on by the mold, also we are now getting the proper lab work done by a mold specialist doctor in Encinitas. I believe they are planning to sue us. Contact us. He told me that the day we moved, his friend, who he invited to help us, stepped into the apartment and told him that that smell was not carpet cleaner, it was definitely mold. Ok 2 thought about this: I dont 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. I went to an ND who did a BioMeridian test which said I have mold poisoning. My family moved in to a home we rented for a year, in California. They did not properly tarp or vent my roof. Ive had always paid my rent, even with this mold issue, the hole in my roof that has leaked for months. I am suing, the only thing I fear is that most judges are landlords. which Ins. 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 didnt trust him and sought their own funding sources. Throughout they have been angry and just plain weird. Filing a lawsuit does have some potential advantages for tenants. I took good pictures and when the company did mold remediation,they only cleaned up the area in the bathroom and did nothing about the walls as moisture can be seen in the pictures. I had the health department come by and inspect the home. I bet if I went the rest of the year and didnt remind you the things that need to be done(bedroom ceiling) it would still be the same come next summer=still not fixed. I am pretty sure it is mold. Check for plumbing, electrical, septic tanks if applicable, roof, foundation and even permits with the county checking accesors inquiry making sure that all their ducks are in order. If you have mold-related losses (for a health-related problem or property damage), you might be able to sue your landlord in small claims court, if your claim is in the $3,000-$10,000 range, (the small claims court limit in most states). When they sold me the home it had a new paint job and new carpet so I would not have noticed if there was mold prior to me moving in. 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. As I had already made all the arrangements and had people loading my things, I went ahead and signed, but it didnt make sense to me that in spite of knowing my move-in date for a month, they waited until THAT day to clean the carpets. The Mazzas lawsuit was filed in December 2000 and contained six causes of action: negligence; breach of contract; breach of implied warranty of habitability; nuisance; negligent infliction of emotional distress; and constructive eviction. I suffered from asthma like symptoms for 9 years. There was a big gap in the side of the window sill for my windows behind my bed that got filled in. Im 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.. Meanwhile the contractor started demolition and put up no barriers in my home. This is key-make them look it up for you so you file against the correct entity. I emailed on 3/11/13 and 11/13/13 my concerns Regarding the Black Mold in my home that is airborne since 2009. Around November we noticed mold on the window sills and in one of the closets upstairs. If youve been suffering from unexplained health issues, this becomes even more imperative. If anyone knows a lawyer not afraid to take on the government and take my workers comp case, please let me know. 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. 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. I have not paid the rent due to him fixing the problem. Is the manufacture responsible for this or is anyone a fault? My husband and I do not know what to do Our agent is telling us that he would put the house for sale and get us into another home and he would pay for all the expenses plus the down payment and any other fees we put into this house. Share about your mold battle! The landlord denied this claim. If, for example, you own a service animal, it is allowed under the Federal Fair Housing Act. I want to sue my landlordwhere will I go if evicted? Results show very high mold growth. Now my landlord is taking me to small claims court to because I didnt give notice. DONT LET ANYONE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE IN THIS AREA. On Feb 12 my husband and I rented a small home. and bloody nose symptoms as well. it still needs to be painted. The turned my water off last night and went home without even telling me. First it was the 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.. I feel the owner of where I reside, should be held totally responsible for the cost of my relocating due to their neglect in the matter of the MOLD/ MILDEW. Ive been here 5 years. What do I do? My clients had cats for 11 years with no problems before they moved into this apartment, he said. I developed asthma and it exacerbated a previous respiratory condition. It was negative! 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.!!! 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. But, even if it reaches that point, that legal action must be on the foundation that the unit needs to be tested for moldnot an outright legal suit for damages. I wake up every morning like I ran a marathon my chest on fire. So of course I was excited to save $650. I hated living there because of the mold and the leakage in the ceiling in the bathroom bedroom area. If you would like more information on any of the subjects mentioned in this update, or our practice in general, please feel free to contact us. We now find out that we have toxic mold and I have been in the hospitol numerous times on life support no less because I couldnt breath! Is there something that filing a lawsuit could do to help? and with like no rain too. Their is mold everywhere All on the ceilings the walls the edges on the floor it entered our kitchen and the window ceil in the living room since it is only a studio it is very small & the mold has just grown everywhere. All you have to do is determine whether you have a genuine case, write a demand letter to your landlord, prepare evidence, and present your case in a small claims court. 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 started holding back rent, until they fixed the leaks, and NOW they are evicting us. Legally reviewed by Chris Meyers, Esq. I even had the insurance company to come out and give suggestions on how to stop the water from coming in and help me find where it is coming from. My landlord told me I have to move out because I havent paid my rent because I cant go in my bedroom because of the exposed moldy insulation in the ceiling. Then a position became available as an MDS coordinator. Its takes about a month or so to really see of feel the damage done. If you are short on money or something and thats why its taking you forever to fix things let me know. But they dont care, they just want the money (pum parum pum pum pum pum) Because if they ever get a suit against them, they have the big dogs to release the legal mumbo jumbo to combat the language of the court. I went to an occupational health clinic to help prove my case as mold being a causive factor in my present condition. 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, dont want to lose the monthly deals here I guess.. people ha.. that includes me too.. When toxic black mold is involved you should be even more alarmed, due to its reputation for causing illness. Avoid sugar and wheat products (feeds mold in the body), drink carrot juice and use other anti-oxidants. Now it is extremely bad. They were forced to leave by the reconstruction company (who started the process without my permission but by the authorization of my HOA). What is the dangers to her and my grandson of 4 mo old and what should we do? My clients had positive IgG antibodies to the molds found in the apartment, which is consistent with their respiratory symptoms, Miller continued, adding that the defense identified these symptoms as resulting from an allergy to cats his clients kept in their apartment. However, the house is still rampant with mold. All 97 rooms have mold that is caked around the vents That I have told corp. about several times. I was deathly ill. A few more days went by and my sickness kept getting worse so I went to the ER. I have broyhill furniture that has black and green mold on all the backs. The Federico's attorney argued afterwards that these verdicts were inconsistent and he plans to seek post-verdict relief. came home fine and everything was crap and even worse within 48 hrs. He kept sending the maintenance crew who said that they didnt know what to do. In-excuseable. How do I get formal toxic black mold testing at no charge to me? I told my landlords. The failure to properly handle a mold personal injury claim based on recognized medical testing can cost millions in damages. 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. Sorry this is so long but I have to be able to explain everything. Also for being so underhanded and misleading to rent a home to anyone in such conditions. He told me he has someone he works with that could help, and would talk to her and call me back with the name and number. They came to look at it and scheduled to have both bathrooms torn out and replaced completely. The impressively named "National Treatment Centers" has been the subject of complaints by patients to the Georgia Medical Board. The workers comp dr seems skeptical of mold illness, so he has not ordered other tests. I slipped on the wet stairs and tore my knee and sprained my wrist.! We wish you the very best and hope very much that your mother gets well. I myself and my wife, daughters and grandson have all been effected by mold in a house we were renting. Financially moving will be a pain in the ass. im also 6 months pregnant what should I do? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. If youre subjected to any type of mold exposure, you should be concerned. While we were out they painted the ceiling again. im going to ask if it could have been from the mold. I dont know where to turn. I ended up having no apetite and was severely depressed. We have a new construction that has mold and daughter, 2 yr old grandson, and pets all experiencing health symptoms of mold sickness. 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