Concerns about mold in households

December 19, 2007

Fox 21 - Colorado Springs,CO*

By Salvo

Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 9:41 a.m.

and Niles moved into a brand new Laing home in

September of last year and say it was only a few months before they

began having problems with the indoor humidity. It is an issue both

the Niles and Laing agree is a problem, but the question and

disagreement lies in why it is a problem and whose responsibility it

is to fix it.

When the Niles bought their house they wanted it to be the one to

raise their kids and watch them grow in, but instead it is been

something else they have watched grow.

said, " There are about 36 windows in the house and in every

single window you can notice some degree of mold. " Something they

claim is making their family sick. said " We've had upper

respiratory infections left and right, ear infections, our 6 year-

old just got diagnosed with asthma. Our doctor believes all our

illnesses are related to mold exposure. "

Mold she and her husband believe is a result of a defective

humidifier. showed Fox21 the " house to home walk through and

inspection " report they did before they closed on their brand new

house. Listed in one of the three pages of items that needed repair

was the humidifier.

Niles said, In December we started noticing a high humidity in

the house and the actual door knobs and windows were being frozen

from inside the house.

The Niles said the mold began growing in February. In March

Laing did a visual inspection of their humidifier but apparently

found no problem. On April 13 the humidifier was turned off, but

humidity readings taken after that date still exceeded the

recommended percentage and mold is still visible.

In mid November Laing hired a forensic engineer to come inspect

the house again but would not comment about the reports until they

review it with the Niles family first. Rich Larson, VP of Operations

for Laing Homes said " Laing Homes will take all necessary

actions in the report that refer to Laing homes. "

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