Mold in a rental property-Landlord knew

November 7, 2005

I was wondering if anyone could lend some advice on what to do in my situation.

My fiance and myself moved into a house almost 6 months ago and have been sick

left and right. I have left work early on 2 occasions with migranes that have

physically made me sick.

One of the days I was home, a neighbor came over to talk and informed me that

the previous tenants left due to illness from mold and that they IN FACT

notified the landlord of the situation upon departing. I have written

documentation of those events from them. When I spoke with the landlord (who

happens to be a real estate attorney) he told me he'd have his wife sniff it out

and at that point gave no inclination that he knew of the situation.

Both my fiance and myself have been to the dr and I have now developed asthma

and have a prescriptive inhaler to use now. We demanded that we be let out of

the lease with our deposit and 5 months of paid rent returned for the medical

bills, lost work compensation, and cleaning costs of furniture as well as

clothes. The landlord did a walk through with us and taped the whole

inspection, but when asked for a copy he said no.

We have a lawyer but he doesn't know the real estate laws. Could someone lend

some advice on the situation. I feel as though we shoudl be fully compensated

since the landlord knew prior to us moving in that there was mold growing.

Thank you

Pennsylvania's Sick and confused

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