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Pictures show Hazardous Mold at Centlivre Apartments

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Jan 25, 2007 - We were first to tell you about " deplorable " living

conditions at Centlivre apartments two weeks ago. Now, a former

matienance worker says he contacted health officials about hazardous

mold growing inside apartment units, but he was fired before

anything could be done.

While no one lived in these apartment units, maintenance worker Josh

says he was told to hide the mold with paint and not to tell

the tenants who lived next-door. He took pictures of the apartments,

and we showed them to an inspector. That inspector is shocked, and

says no one, not a single person should live near this type of mold.

Take a look for yourself, you'll only see these pictures here on

Indiana's Newscenter.

Josh /Former Maintenance Worker, Centlivre Apartments: " You

walked in and you just felt like you were being watched there was so

much mold. " Josh worked at Centlivre apartments for almost

six-months, until, he claims, he was fired for bringing a health

inspector in to look at the mold in these vacant apartments.

Josh /Former Maintenance Worker, Centlivre Apartments: " The

order was to go in and clean up the place. When you were in there

the smell was completely overwhelming. It seemed worse than any open

bag of moldly bread. Your eyes would burn, honestly, the skin, if

you didn't have any cover on it, it would feel like it was burning.

When I brought the health inspector in he said not to worry about

it. "

says he took these pictures because he thought he was going

to get sick from cleaning the mold. He argues he asked management at

Centlivre for protective gear but they told him " they didn't have

the funds " . Now, he says he's worried about the neighbors who have

no idea their health is at risk.

Josh /Former Maintenance Worker, Centlivre Apartments: "

Apartments that no one was living in, we was told to take parts that

was usable and put them somewhere else. Even though they were

surrounded by mold. They said to wipe them down. "

Home inspector Goddard says it's hard to tell how bad the mold

is without testing it, but he's a hundred-percent sure no one should

live in or near these apartments.

Goddard/Home Inspector: " This one I would classify as black

mold, stackibacus. And this is the one everyone is concerned about.

This is the one that has the worst effect on people. It's not a

quick fix. I've seen houses torn down because of this. "

It's important to remind you that Neighborhood Code Enforcement

inspected three buildings last week. Thirty-two violations were

filed, but none were serious enough to condemn the buildings, and

there isn't a violation listed on any on these documents that deals

with mold or mildew. However, officers only toured common areas and

certain apartment units, and not the rooms you just saw.

Written & Edited by Pence.

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