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i am a new member and i have a toxic mold and now also asbestos

challenge in my home. i discovered about 4 months ago when a plumber

came to fix a washer whose pipe broke in the wall, that i have a

massive toxic mold difficulty that appears to be a very long

standing one. he discovered it after knocking open the wall to

repair the pipe. the problem room(s) is my back bathroom/laundry

room and possibly the adjoining back storage room.

i got an estimate from a reputable company who is licensed to get rid

of it and he wanted close to four thousand dollars to remove it and

the minor asbestos difficulty in the storage room. then to put the

rooms back together would run another 5-6 thousand dollars. there

are few places win phoenix, az who can do the work.

the problem is i do not have ten thousand dollars. i live on social

security disabbility of 570 dollars a month and get meals-on-wheels

because i do not have enough money to eat properly. i can not get a

loan because i do not have enough money available to pay the loan

back. i own my house free and clear and have lived there since the

fall of 1996. i also found out that to destroy the back part of my

house would cost twenty thousand ddollars and i still fdo not have

that kind of money.

i have been unable to do my laundry because the laundry room is the

problem area and i do not have the spare cash even for the

laundramat, so i have been doing my laundry in the bath tub.

what can i do? how can i fix the toxic mold problem. i have heart

disease plus many other health issues. the city of phoenix, az does

not have any programs to help with this problem and my house

insurance and home warranty both do not cover toxic mold.

my laundry/bathroom have been duct taped shut both the air vents and

the doors (including the storeroom with the asbestos.)

any suggestions? i am desperate.