Re: Needing help from real people ... the true Mold Experts!

[Guest guest]

You can go to Home Depot (or Lowes) and buy mold test kit and do

some testing yourself. Kit costs 10.00 I think and if you grow mold

within three days, you send it off to be analyzed for another

30.00. I'm not positive of the exact costs I've given you. I've

run the tests myself but not since last year.

> Hello,

>

> I'm new here but have been reading all of your posts. You all

seem

> to be the true Mold-Experts ... unlike the people who claim to be.

>

> Recently, my family and I moved into an apartment and have had

> nothing but problems since day 1. It seemed as though the apt.

> office " roped " us into this apt. - and I think I know why now.

>

> We lived here for about 2 weeks before it was necessary to turn on

> the A/C. We live where it is very HOT and DRY ... so I really

> didn't think mold would grow here. Boy was I wrong.

>

> Once we turned on the A/C we all started experiencing sinus

> infections, tonsillitis, migraine headaches, UTI, URI, severe hair

> loss, dermitis, bloody noses, heart palpitations, malaise, chronic

> fatigue, depression, difficulties breathing, and the list goes

on.

> The only person who wasn't affected as much was my husband, who

> works outside of the home. During his vacation, although, he was

> home all week. On the third day he fell ill with a severe URI.

>

> We've been trying to get someone from the apt. office up here to

> investigate the leno flooring which has turned black underneath

and

> seems to be " growing " throughout the apt. The " blackness " seems

to

> be coming from the spaces underneath the cupboards (in between the

> cupboard floor and the kitchen floor) and in the bathrooms it

stems

> out from the toilet water shut-off valve.

>

> Every time we turn on any water faucet in the apt. all we smell is

> mold / mildew. It's very strong. Also, within 7 days of

cleaning,

> the toilet bowls are covered with a thick layer of black sooty-

type

> stuff. Doesn't seem to be " growing " but rather, just hanging out

> there.

>

> We pulled up areas of the carpet where our cats FREAKED OUT around

> and sure enough, the wood under each of those spots is BLACK! It

> seems just before we moved into this apt., the management had the

> carpet replaced, as well as the leno flooring AND had at the very

> least 8 layers of paint sprayed all over EVERYTHING! There is so

> much paint that it dried in DRIPS! According to the power / gas

> bill, the apartment was empty for about 4 months before we moved

in

> and this complex does not have apartments set empty. These are

> usually rented a week after someone else vacates. Not in this

case.

>

> Around the edge of the carpet there is a brown substance

growing ...

> mold???

>

> The air in here is THICK and it burns our nose / throat / eyes ...

> and when we have guests, they report the same.

>

> We wrote a letter to the managers after several attempts to get

> someone up here and told them we were not paying the rent until

the

> items making our apartment uninhabitable were addresses and

> repaired. They sure responded to us then. Everything (else) was

> repaired that same day and they said they would send up

their " mold-

> expert " . What a joke. He came in and without even looking at the

> floor said it was the glue. Then, when he pulled the carpet back

he

> said it was mildew ... but agreed that the large stain on the

> bedroom ceiling that has grown to about 10 feet long and 2 feet

wide

> in 2 months ... was mold.

>

> We said we'd just like to have another apartment so we wouldn't be

> sick. He said he'd have the manager speak with us the next day

and

> let us know which apartment we could move into. The next day came

> and went ... we call the office and always have to leave a

> message ... though nobody calls us back ... ever. Instead of a

new

> apartment, that night at almost bedtime, someone stuffed an

eviction

> notice in our door.

>

> The next day I called the office and again had to leave a

> message ... with no response from the manager.

>

> MY QUESTION TO EVERYONE IS ... Are they supposed to test the air

in

> here ... or do any type of testing? We have been to the doctor 8

> times in the past 2 months - there is SOMETHING in here making us

> sick. The wood under the carpet isn't that bad ... I am pretty

sure

> it was replaced before we moved in with the carpet ... but I

really

> think the problem is coming from the HVAC system. If I had to

guess

> I would think the 4 months this place was empty they were trying

to

> do mold remediation but didn't correct the source of the problem.

>

> We now spend most of our time outside and really only sleep here.

> We don't have any place else to go ... this is why we were trying

to

> get a new apartment. In the city where we live ... if we skip out

> on a lease, we will not be approved to rent anywhere for a long

> time. The industry standard here is to obtain 2 past rental

> references and it has to be excellent history. If you skip out,

> break a lease, owe money ... nobody, and I mean nobody will rent

to

> you.

>

> PLEASE ... CAN ANYONE ADVISE US? There doesn't seem to be any

> official anywhere who will even disucss this issue. It's weird.

>

> Thank you so much everyone ... your assistance is greatly

> appreciated.

[Guest guest]

sleep outside.

until you figure this out.

YOu have to.

[Guest guest]

You have to be insane for living in there for another

second...

We were poisoned after 3 weeks of exposure and six

months later We are still recovering.

Who cares about renting a place if you are dead....

Get out now....

--- micahandtaylorsmom <micahandtaylorsmom@...>

wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I'm new here but have been reading all of your

> posts. You all seem

> to be the true Mold-Experts ... unlike the people

> who claim to be.

>

> Recently, my family and I moved into an apartment

> and have had

> nothing but problems since day 1. It seemed as

> though the apt.

> office " roped " us into this apt. - and I think I

> know why now.

>

> We lived here for about 2 weeks before it was

> necessary to turn on

> the A/C. We live where it is very HOT and DRY ...

> so I really

> didn't think mold would grow here. Boy was I wrong.

>

>

> Once we turned on the A/C we all started

> experiencing sinus

> infections, tonsillitis, migraine headaches, UTI,

> URI, severe hair

> loss, dermitis, bloody noses, heart palpitations,

> malaise, chronic

> fatigue, depression, difficulties breathing, and the

> list goes on.

> The only person who wasn't affected as much was my

> husband, who

> works outside of the home. During his vacation,

> although, he was

> home all week. On the third day he fell ill with a

> severe URI.

>

> We've been trying to get someone from the apt.

> office up here to

> investigate the leno flooring which has turned black

> underneath and

> seems to be " growing " throughout the apt. The

> " blackness " seems to

> be coming from the spaces underneath the cupboards

> (in between the

> cupboard floor and the kitchen floor) and in the

> bathrooms it stems

> out from the toilet water shut-off valve.

>

> Every time we turn on any water faucet in the apt.

> all we smell is

> mold / mildew. It's very strong. Also, within 7

> days of cleaning,

> the toilet bowls are covered with a thick layer of

> black sooty-type

> stuff. Doesn't seem to be " growing " but rather,

> just hanging out

> there.

>

> We pulled up areas of the carpet where our cats

> FREAKED OUT around

> and sure enough, the wood under each of those spots

> is BLACK! It

> seems just before we moved into this apt., the

> management had the

> carpet replaced, as well as the leno flooring AND

> had at the very

> least 8 layers of paint sprayed all over EVERYTHING!

> There is so

> much paint that it dried in DRIPS! According to the

> power / gas

> bill, the apartment was empty for about 4 months

> before we moved in

> and this complex does not have apartments set empty.

> These are

> usually rented a week after someone else vacates.

> Not in this case.

>

> Around the edge of the carpet there is a brown

> substance growing ...

> mold???

>

> The air in here is THICK and it burns our nose /

> throat / eyes ...

> and when we have guests, they report the same.

>

> We wrote a letter to the managers after several

> attempts to get

> someone up here and told them we were not paying the

> rent until the

> items making our apartment uninhabitable were

> addresses and

> repaired. They sure responded to us then.

> Everything (else) was

> repaired that same day and they said they would send

> up their " mold-

> expert " . What a joke. He came in and without even

> looking at the

> floor said it was the glue. Then, when he pulled

> the carpet back he

> said it was mildew ... but agreed that the large

> stain on the

> bedroom ceiling that has grown to about 10 feet long

> and 2 feet wide

> in 2 months ... was mold.

>

> We said we'd just like to have another apartment so

> we wouldn't be

> sick. He said he'd have the manager speak with us

> the next day and

> let us know which apartment we could move into. The

> next day came

> and went ... we call the office and always have to

> leave a

> message ... though nobody calls us back ... ever.

> Instead of a new

> apartment, that night at almost bedtime, someone

> stuffed an eviction

> notice in our door.

>

> The next day I called the office and again had to

> leave a

> message ... with no response from the manager.

>

> MY QUESTION TO EVERYONE IS ... Are they supposed to

> test the air in

> here ... or do any type of testing? We have been to

> the doctor 8

> times in the past 2 months - there is SOMETHING in

> here making us

> sick. The wood under the carpet isn't that bad ...

> I am pretty sure

> it was replaced before we moved in with the carpet

> ... but I really

> think the problem is coming from the HVAC system.

> If I had to guess

> I would think the 4 months this place was empty they

> were trying to

> do mold remediation but didn't correct the source of

> the problem.

>

> We now spend most of our time outside and really

> only sleep here.

> We don't have any place else to go ... this is why

> we were trying to

> get a new apartment. In the city where we live ...

> if we skip out

> on a lease, we will not be approved to rent anywhere

> for a long

> time. The industry standard here is to obtain 2

> past rental

> references and it has to be excellent history. If

> you skip out,

> break a lease, owe money ... nobody, and I mean

> nobody will rent to

> you.

>

> PLEASE ... CAN ANYONE ADVISE US? There doesn't seem

> to be any

> official anywhere who will even disucss this issue.

> It's weird.

>

> Thank you so much everyone ... your assistance is

> greatly

> appreciated.

>

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I stayed too long.

I cant live with my own kid now

There is no reason not to at least pitch a tent on the lawn- Its summer for

heavens sake.

My very ill friends NEVER go inside anywhere, they waited too long.

If you really believe waht you are saying, and you are turning to us for help,

then LISTEN.

DONT be in there. Beyond your health which worsens every exposure, you cant'

think courts will take you seriously if you say " well, ...we do sleep there "

Re: [] Needing help from real people ... the true Mold

Experts!

You have to be insane for living in there for another

second...

We were poisoned after 3 weeks of exposure and six

months later We are still recovering.

Who cares about renting a place if you are dead....

Get out now....

--- micahandtaylorsmom <micahandtaylorsmom@...>

wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I'm new here but have been reading all of your

> posts. You all seem

> to be the true Mold-Experts ... unlike the people

> who claim to be.

>

> Recently, my family and I moved into an apartment

> and have had

> nothing but problems since day 1. It seemed as

> though the apt.

> office " roped " us into this apt. - and I think I

> know why now.

>

> We lived here for about 2 weeks before it was

> necessary to turn on

> the A/C. We live where it is very HOT and DRY ...

> so I really

> didn't think mold would grow here. Boy was I wrong.

>

>

> Once we turned on the A/C we all started

> experiencing sinus

> infections, tonsillitis, migraine headaches, UTI,

> URI, severe hair

> loss, dermitis, bloody noses, heart palpitations,

> malaise, chronic

> fatigue, depression, difficulties breathing, and the

> list goes on.

> The only person who wasn't affected as much was my

> husband, who

> works outside of the home. During his vacation,

> although, he was

> home all week. On the third day he fell ill with a

> severe URI.

>

> We've been trying to get someone from the apt.

> office up here to

> investigate the leno flooring which has turned black

> underneath and

> seems to be " growing " throughout the apt. The

> " blackness " seems to

> be coming from the spaces underneath the cupboards

> (in between the

> cupboard floor and the kitchen floor) and in the

> bathrooms it stems

> out from the toilet water shut-off valve.

>

> Every time we turn on any water faucet in the apt.

> all we smell is

> mold / mildew. It's very strong. Also, within 7

> days of cleaning,

> the toilet bowls are covered with a thick layer of

> black sooty-type

> stuff. Doesn't seem to be " growing " but rather,

> just hanging out

> there.

>

> We pulled up areas of the carpet where our cats

> FREAKED OUT around

> and sure enough, the wood under each of those spots

> is BLACK! It

> seems just before we moved into this apt., the

> management had the

> carpet replaced, as well as the leno flooring AND

> had at the very

> least 8 layers of paint sprayed all over EVERYTHING!

> There is so

> much paint that it dried in DRIPS! According to the

> power / gas

> bill, the apartment was empty for about 4 months

> before we moved in

> and this complex does not have apartments set empty.

> These are

> usually rented a week after someone else vacates.

> Not in this case.

>

> Around the edge of the carpet there is a brown

> substance growing ...

> mold???

>

> The air in here is THICK and it burns our nose /

> throat / eyes ...

> and when we have guests, they report the same.

>

> We wrote a letter to the managers after several

> attempts to get

> someone up here and told them we were not paying the

> rent until the

> items making our apartment uninhabitable were

> addresses and

> repaired. They sure responded to us then.

> Everything (else) was

> repaired that same day and they said they would send

> up their " mold-

> expert " . What a joke. He came in and without even

> looking at the

> floor said it was the glue. Then, when he pulled

> the carpet back he

> said it was mildew ... but agreed that the large

> stain on the

> bedroom ceiling that has grown to about 10 feet long

> and 2 feet wide

> in 2 months ... was mold.

>

> We said we'd just like to have another apartment so

> we wouldn't be

> sick. He said he'd have the manager speak with us

> the next day and

> let us know which apartment we could move into. The

> next day came

> and went ... we call the office and always have to

> leave a

> message ... though nobody calls us back ... ever.

> Instead of a new

> apartment, that night at almost bedtime, someone

> stuffed an eviction

> notice in our door.

>

> The next day I called the office and again had to

> leave a

> message ... with no response from the manager.

>

> MY QUESTION TO EVERYONE IS ... Are they supposed to

> test the air in

> here ... or do any type of testing? We have been to

> the doctor 8

> times in the past 2 months - there is SOMETHING in

> here making us

> sick. The wood under the carpet isn't that bad ...

> I am pretty sure

> it was replaced before we moved in with the carpet

> ... but I really

> think the problem is coming from the HVAC system.

> If I had to guess

> I would think the 4 months this place was empty they

> were trying to

> do mold remediation but didn't correct the source of

> the problem.

>

> We now spend most of our time outside and really

> only sleep here.

> We don't have any place else to go ... this is why

> we were trying to

> get a new apartment. In the city where we live ...

> if we skip out

> on a lease, we will not be approved to rent anywhere

> for a long

> time. The industry standard here is to obtain 2

> past rental

> references and it has to be excellent history. If

> you skip out,

> break a lease, owe money ... nobody, and I mean

> nobody will rent to

> you.

>

> PLEASE ... CAN ANYONE ADVISE US? There doesn't seem

> to be any

> official anywhere who will even disucss this issue.

> It's weird.

>

> Thank you so much everyone ... your assistance is

> greatly

> appreciated.

>

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

> You have to be insane for living in there for another

> second...

> Get out now....

It was very sane to ask mold survivors instead of doctors.

A lot of us DID ask doctors for help with mold as our symptoms grew

worse.

They told us to " spray bleach and forget it " .

" Mold can't hurt anybody " .

And when we got sicker, they called it " depression " or " hysteria " and

finally gave up on us.

Not only did doctors give us bad advice, but they ignored the

consequences of their bad advice and abandoned us completely when we

grew more assertive about their horrible mistake.

And since they refuse to look at us, they persist in giving their bad

advice to new generations of future mold survivors.

Our advice? Flee!

-

[Guest guest]

I agree get out now

Elvira

Re: [] Needing help from real people ... the true Mold

Experts!

You have to be insane for living in there for another

second...

We were poisoned after 3 weeks of exposure and six

months later We are still recovering.

Who cares about renting a place if you are dead....

Get out now....

--- micahandtaylorsmom <micahandtaylorsmom@...>

wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I'm new here but have been reading all of your

> posts. You all seem

> to be the true Mold-Experts ... unlike the people

> who claim to be.

>

> Recently, my family and I moved into an apartment

> and have had

> nothing but problems since day 1. It seemed as

> though the apt.

> office " roped " us into this apt. - and I think I

> know why now.

>

> We lived here for about 2 weeks before it was

> necessary to turn on

> the A/C. We live where it is very HOT and DRY ...

> so I really

> didn't think mold would grow here. Boy was I wrong.

>

>

> Once we turned on the A/C we all started

> experiencing sinus

> infections, tonsillitis, migraine headaches, UTI,

> URI, severe hair

> loss, dermitis, bloody noses, heart palpitations,

> malaise, chronic

> fatigue, depression, difficulties breathing, and the

> list goes on.

> The only person who wasn't affected as much was my

> husband, who

> works outside of the home. During his vacation,

> although, he was

> home all week. On the third day he fell ill with a

> severe URI.

>

> We've been trying to get someone from the apt.

> office up here to

> investigate the leno flooring which has turned black

> underneath and

> seems to be " growing " throughout the apt. The

> " blackness " seems to

> be coming from the spaces underneath the cupboards

> (in between the

> cupboard floor and the kitchen floor) and in the

> bathrooms it stems

> out from the toilet water shut-off valve.

>

> Every time we turn on any water faucet in the apt.

> all we smell is

> mold / mildew. It's very strong. Also, within 7

> days of cleaning,

> the toilet bowls are covered with a thick layer of

> black sooty-type

> stuff. Doesn't seem to be " growing " but rather,

> just hanging out

> there.

>

> We pulled up areas of the carpet where our cats

> FREAKED OUT around

> and sure enough, the wood under each of those spots

> is BLACK! It

> seems just before we moved into this apt., the

> management had the

> carpet replaced, as well as the leno flooring AND

> had at the very

> least 8 layers of paint sprayed all over EVERYTHING!

> There is so

> much paint that it dried in DRIPS! According to the

> power / gas

> bill, the apartment was empty for about 4 months

> before we moved in

> and this complex does not have apartments set empty.

> These are

> usually rented a week after someone else vacates.

> Not in this case.

>

> Around the edge of the carpet there is a brown

> substance growing ...

> mold???

>

> The air in here is THICK and it burns our nose /

> throat / eyes ...

> and when we have guests, they report the same.

>

> We wrote a letter to the managers after several

> attempts to get

> someone up here and told them we were not paying the

> rent until the

> items making our apartment uninhabitable were

> addresses and

> repaired. They sure responded to us then.

> Everything (else) was

> repaired that same day and they said they would send

> up their " mold-

> expert " . What a joke. He came in and without even

> looking at the

> floor said it was the glue. Then, when he pulled

> the carpet back he

> said it was mildew ... but agreed that the large

> stain on the

> bedroom ceiling that has grown to about 10 feet long

> and 2 feet wide

> in 2 months ... was mold.

>

> We said we'd just like to have another apartment so

> we wouldn't be

> sick. He said he'd have the manager speak with us

> the next day and

> let us know which apartment we could move into. The

> next day came

> and went ... we call the office and always have to

> leave a

> message ... though nobody calls us back ... ever.

> Instead of a new

> apartment, that night at almost bedtime, someone

> stuffed an eviction

> notice in our door.

>

> The next day I called the office and again had to

> leave a

> message ... with no response from the manager.

>

> MY QUESTION TO EVERYONE IS ... Are they supposed to

> test the air in

> here ... or do any type of testing? We have been to

> the doctor 8

> times in the past 2 months - there is SOMETHING in

> here making us

> sick. The wood under the carpet isn't that bad ...

> I am pretty sure

> it was replaced before we moved in with the carpet

> ... but I really

> think the problem is coming from the HVAC system.

> If I had to guess

> I would think the 4 months this place was empty they

> were trying to

> do mold remediation but didn't correct the source of

> the problem.

>

> We now spend most of our time outside and really

> only sleep here.

> We don't have any place else to go ... this is why

> we were trying to

> get a new apartment. In the city where we live ...

> if we skip out

> on a lease, we will not be approved to rent anywhere

> for a long

> time. The industry standard here is to obtain 2

> past rental

> references and it has to be excellent history. If

> you skip out,

> break a lease, owe money ... nobody, and I mean

> nobody will rent to

> you.

>

> PLEASE ... CAN ANYONE ADVISE US? There doesn't seem

> to be any

> official anywhere who will even disucss this issue.

> It's weird.

>

> Thank you so much everyone ... your assistance is

> greatly

> appreciated.

>

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Gerardo wrote:

> How does everyone go on making a living? I've been laid off due to

oursourcing, but don't know if I'll be able to find a new job in

this situation.

That's another great question!

Just as MCSser create their own special communities, " Moldies " are

going to have to create a working environment based on the necessity

of special mold resistant construction/infrastructures and respect

for the principles of cross contamination and differing levels of

reactivity in others.

Given Dr Shoemakers 24% HLA DR potentialities, I see this as being

inevitable since so many people are destined to become ill.

I don't see any way around it!

But this eventuality is going to require a degree of education and

social cooperation that is so far " out there, in the future " that we

have just barely even scratched the surface of having the NEED for

this type of long term solution.

In the meantime, I compensate by EXTEME avoidance while sleeping in

order to build up a reserve of tolerance so I can " dip into " a

moderately contaminated environment long enough to keep working.

Not the ideal situation, but the best I can do until I can deveolope

a full time mold free environment in which I only have to worry

about passing through spore plumes while out and about.

-

[Guest guest]

> In the meantime, I compensate by EXTEME avoidance while sleeping

Hi ,

I'd love to know the details of how you manage extreme avoidance. I'm

looking for ideas for my own family.

Sue ,

Upstate New York

[Guest guest]

If I were you, I would contact your local Health Dept. asap!!!! OSHA can not

help, but you can contact the Tenant/Landlord Assoc. in your city or state and

make a complaint. TAKE PICTURES...very important. Any time you contact the Apt.

Office, put it in writing and keep a copy for yourself. Make sure that you put

in the note that you have called and left so many messages and no response.

Always date and put the time the the note and also on the pictures.

The most important thing is to get out asap!!!!! Contact EPA in yopur area (

like they might help but don't count on it, but cover ALL bases)

I know there is more I can tell you but my brain is not working as well as it

did before Mold Exposure.

( In my case I took my own samples of the mold and sealed them. If you do this

make sure you wear a mask. It is not recommed doing this because dry mold spores

are extremely dangerous. I had no choice to do this because I was all alone in

this thing.)

Sincerely,

Marcie ( GET OUT OF THERE!)

Meggan Smoler <meggs11@...> wrote:

You have to be insane for living in there for another

second...

We were poisoned after 3 weeks of exposure and six

months later We are still recovering.

Who cares about renting a place if you are dead....

Get out now....

--- micahandtaylorsmom <micahandtaylorsmom@...>

wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I'm new here but have been reading all of your

> posts. You all seem

> to be the true Mold-Experts ... unlike the people

> who claim to be.

>

> Recently, my family and I moved into an apartment

> and have had

> nothing but problems since day 1. It seemed as

> though the apt.

> office " roped " us into this apt. - and I think I

> know why now.

>

> We lived here for about 2 weeks before it was

> necessary to turn on

> the A/C. We live where it is very HOT and DRY ...

> so I really

> didn't think mold would grow here. Boy was I wrong.

>

>

> Once we turned on the A/C we all started

> experiencing sinus

> infections, tonsillitis, migraine headaches, UTI,

> URI, severe hair

> loss, dermitis, bloody noses, heart palpitations,

> malaise, chronic

> fatigue, depression, difficulties breathing, and the

> list goes on.

> The only person who wasn't affected as much was my

> husband, who

> works outside of the home. During his vacation,

> although, he was

> home all week. On the third day he fell ill with a

> severe URI.

>

> We've been trying to get someone from the apt.

> office up here to

> investigate the leno flooring which has turned black

> underneath and

> seems to be " growing " throughout the apt. The

> " blackness " seems to

> be coming from the spaces underneath the cupboards

> (in between the

> cupboard floor and the kitchen floor) and in the

> bathrooms it stems

> out from the toilet water shut-off valve.

>

> Every time we turn on any water faucet in the apt.

> all we smell is

> mold / mildew. It's very strong. Also, within 7

> days of cleaning,

> the toilet bowls are covered with a thick layer of

> black sooty-type

> stuff. Doesn't seem to be " growing " but rather,

> just hanging out

> there.

>

> We pulled up areas of the carpet where our cats

> FREAKED OUT around

> and sure enough, the wood under each of those spots

> is BLACK! It

> seems just before we moved into this apt., the

> management had the

> carpet replaced, as well as the leno flooring AND

> had at the very

> least 8 layers of paint sprayed all over EVERYTHING!

> There is so

> much paint that it dried in DRIPS! According to the

> power / gas

> bill, the apartment was empty for about 4 months

> before we moved in

> and this complex does not have apartments set empty.

> These are

> usually rented a week after someone else vacates.

> Not in this case.

>

> Around the edge of the carpet there is a brown

> substance growing ...

> mold???

>

> The air in here is THICK and it burns our nose /

> throat / eyes ...

> and when we have guests, they report the same.

>

> We wrote a letter to the managers after several

> attempts to get

> someone up here and told them we were not paying the

> rent until the

> items making our apartment uninhabitable were

> addresses and

> repaired. They sure responded to us then.

> Everything (else) was

> repaired that same day and they said they would send

> up their " mold-

> expert " . What a joke. He came in and without even

> looking at the

> floor said it was the glue. Then, when he pulled

> the carpet back he

> said it was mildew ... but agreed that the large

> stain on the

> bedroom ceiling that has grown to about 10 feet long

> and 2 feet wide

> in 2 months ... was mold.

>

> We said we'd just like to have another apartment so

> we wouldn't be

> sick. He said he'd have the manager speak with us

> the next day and

> let us know which apartment we could move into. The

> next day came

> and went ... we call the office and always have to

> leave a

> message ... though nobody calls us back ... ever.

> Instead of a new

> apartment, that night at almost bedtime, someone

> stuffed an eviction

> notice in our door.

>

> The next day I called the office and again had to

> leave a

> message ... with no response from the manager.

>

> MY QUESTION TO EVERYONE IS ... Are they supposed to

> test the air in

> here ... or do any type of testing? We have been to

> the doctor 8

> times in the past 2 months - there is SOMETHING in

> here making us

> sick. The wood under the carpet isn't that bad ...

> I am pretty sure

> it was replaced before we moved in with the carpet

> ... but I really

> think the problem is coming from the HVAC system.

> If I had to guess

> I would think the 4 months this place was empty they

> were trying to

> do mold remediation but didn't correct the source of

> the problem.

>

> We now spend most of our time outside and really

> only sleep here.

> We don't have any place else to go ... this is why

> we were trying to

> get a new apartment. In the city where we live ...

> if we skip out

> on a lease, we will not be approved to rent anywhere

> for a long

> time. The industry standard here is to obtain 2

> past rental

> references and it has to be excellent history. If

> you skip out,

> break a lease, owe money ... nobody, and I mean

> nobody will rent to

> you.

>

> PLEASE ... CAN ANYONE ADVISE US? There doesn't seem

> to be any

> official anywhere who will even disucss this issue.

> It's weird.

>

> Thank you so much everyone ... your assistance is

> greatly

> appreciated.

>

>

>

>

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