Re: Hi everyone - i am new here

April 2, 2008

>

> HI, i live in Staten island, part of NYC. i just tested positve for

> stachybotrys atra iga. I am highly alergic to mold. go figure and

> have been sufering like crazy for a while now but have just chalked it

> up to all my other auto immune problems (chronic fatigue, fibro,

> hpyothyroid) along with a seizure disorder and blood test confirmed

> lyme disease. yes i am a mess.

>

> now i am dealing with this. My land lord doesnt think this is a big

> deal. She isnt having any of the upper resporatory symptoms i am

> having. and to make it worse the mold busters (moe larry and curley)

> that she hired to test for the mold told her this was no big deal.

>

> my doctor wants me away from the mold. i told her i wanted to use part

> of the rent to pay for a hotel - she flat out said in a lovely brooklyn

> accent NO WAY- i need that money. i have bills to pay. so i am

> sitting at my computer in front of an air purifier that i paid for with

> a mask on taking allerga. i am tired as hell, to tired to fight with

> her, as usual and i go to sleep a 8 o'clock every night.

>

> i knew something more then my usual lyme was wrong with me. i was

> unuasually depressed and having more seizures then usual to the point

> myneurologist raised my meds. i thought it was all the lyme and when

> to a lyme doctor. he tested me for this type of mold.

>

> turns out my land lady has had a leak in her bathroom for awhile now

> and never fixed it. it is around her toilet. that area is right above

> my computer

>

> when i moved in 2 1/2 years ago i noticed a yellow stain but thought

> they had a flood but because my apartment was so beautiful i figured

> they fixed something as simple as an over flowing toilet. well they

> didnt

>

> i dont trust the kids who tested for the mold. they told my land lord

> that we can stay there when the clean up begins (if there is a clean

> up) regardless of the type of mold. he told her that this is no big

> deal. he told her that no insurance company will pay her for it so she

> is freaking out.

>

> i am on disability for all my other ailments (i cant believe this is

> happeneing) so i am home most of the day. i have taken to spending

> most of the day in my sons car - some of it at the library and coming

> home just to sleep.

>

> just wanted to know what you guys think about all this.

>

> my brain is on fire and we will not have results until next week.

>

> thanks

> rosanne

> staten island ny.

Hi nne-I live in Queens and it's nice to talk to a fellow New

Yorker! I wish I had something that could really help-I think everyone

will say MOVE! Is that really not an option? If not I think keeping

the windows WIDE open all day and night is a must. I know its cold

here but I've remediated my mold for the last year and I couldn't move

either so I just ventilated like crazy, wore my masks and stayed out

of the house alot.

I do have my " safe " room-which is my bedroom. It's the furthest away

from the mold and with the door always closed and a very powerful air

purifier running all the time the room is bearable. My electricity

bills are sky high but at least I can breathe here.

You can get mold test kits at Home depot and they do work really well.

Stay in the room with the best results.

Your doctors sound OK - at least they listen to you!

good luck, Surella

>

April 2, 2008

nne, You sound like me, as sick as anyway! Have you been to

neurotoxins.com & MoldHelp.com sites? Maybe you could print the info

out on them & show them to your landlord. There are others on the

site that have had to deal w/a landlord that won't listen, but

hopefully that will give you a start.

Hugs, Cheryl

>

> HI, i live in Staten island, part of NYC. i just tested positve

for

> stachybotrys atra iga. I am highly alergic to mold. go figure and

> have been sufering like crazy for a while now but have just chalked

it

> up to all my other auto immune problems (chronic fatigue, fibro,

> hpyothyroid) along with a seizure disorder and blood test

confirmed

> lyme disease. yes i am a mess.

>

> now i am dealing with this. My land lord doesnt think this is a

big

> deal. She isnt having any of the upper resporatory symptoms i am

> having. and to make it worse the mold busters (moe larry and

curley)

> that she hired to test for the mold told her this was no big deal.

>

> my doctor wants me away from the mold. i told her i wanted to use

part

> of the rent to pay for a hotel - she flat out said in a lovely

brooklyn

> accent NO WAY- i need that money. i have bills to pay. so i am

> sitting at my computer in front of an air purifier that i paid for

with

> a mask on taking allerga. i am tired as hell, to tired to fight

with

> her, as usual and i go to sleep a 8 o'clock every night.

>

> i knew something more then my usual lyme was wrong with me. i was

> unuasually depressed and having more seizures then usual to the

point

> myneurologist raised my meds. i thought it was all the lyme and

when

> to a lyme doctor. he tested me for this type of mold.

>

> turns out my land lady has had a leak in her bathroom for awhile

now

> and never fixed it. it is around her toilet. that area is right

above

> my computer

>

> when i moved in 2 1/2 years ago i noticed a yellow stain but

thought

> they had a flood but because my apartment was so beautiful i

figured

> they fixed something as simple as an over flowing toilet. well

they

> didnt

>

> i dont trust the kids who tested for the mold. they told my land

lord

> that we can stay there when the clean up begins (if there is a

clean

> up) regardless of the type of mold. he told her that this is no

big

> deal. he told her that no insurance company will pay her for it so

she

> is freaking out.

>

> i am on disability for all my other ailments (i cant believe this

is

> happeneing) so i am home most of the day. i have taken to spending

> most of the day in my sons car - some of it at the library and

coming

> home just to sleep.

>

> just wanted to know what you guys think about all this.

>

> my brain is on fire and we will not have results until next week.

>

> thanks

> rosanne

> staten island ny.

>

April 2, 2008

Hi ne,

I'm new here. You have a lot going on at one time! Of course your

landlord doesnt think its a big deal they dont want to spend the

money fixing it. Check your lease and find out what your options

are.Get someone to help you read and understand it if the landlord

wont do what there supposed to. I would understand what your options

are for the mold issuse anyway.The landlortd will probably take the

cheapest way out instead of the right way most likely so you may want

to get legal help if it doesnt sound like they're trying to really

resolve things properly with your best interest in mind. I would move

to a clean place you have too much going on now!It wouldnt hurt to

get second opinions on all of your diagnoses for instance the mold

could have been causing a lot of them.Get a good air purifier and

even a respirator at home depot ( your LL may pay for them to avoid

making you sicker)if you have too. Find out where the source is

coming from and try to isolate it if possible until you leave or its

fixed. Be careful sometimes the chems they use to kill the mold are

even worse than the mold as I found out from personal experience.Take

one step at a time- clean air & environment,drink lots of water like

spring water not tap,eat healthy- organic, take vitemins and healthy

supplements, go see Alternative and MD's and start treatments! It

will all come together for you!!!! There are a lot of super

knowledgeable people here so keep asking for help and you will get it

it!!!

Good luck,

Bob

>

> HI, i live in Staten island, part of NYC. i just tested positve

for

> stachybotrys atra iga. I am highly alergic to mold. go figure and

> have been sufering like crazy for a while now but have just chalked

it

> up to all my other auto immune problems (chronic fatigue, fibro,

> hpyothyroid) along with a seizure disorder and blood test

confirmed

> lyme disease. yes i am a mess.

>

> now i am dealing with this. My land lord doesnt think this is a

big

> deal. She isnt having any of the upper resporatory symptoms i am

> having. and to make it worse the mold busters (moe larry and

curley)

> that she hired to test for the mold told her this was no big deal.

>

> my doctor wants me away from the mold. i told her i wanted to use

part

> of the rent to pay for a hotel - she flat out said in a lovely

brooklyn

> accent NO WAY- i need that money. i have bills to pay. so i am

> sitting at my computer in front of an air purifier that i paid for

with

> a mask on taking allerga. i am tired as hell, to tired to fight

with

> her, as usual and i go to sleep a 8 o'clock every night.

>

> i knew something more then my usual lyme was wrong with me. i was

> unuasually depressed and having more seizures then usual to the

point

> myneurologist raised my meds. i thought it was all the lyme and

when

> to a lyme doctor. he tested me for this type of mold.

>

> turns out my land lady has had a leak in her bathroom for awhile

now

> and never fixed it. it is around her toilet. that area is right

above

> my computer

>

> when i moved in 2 1/2 years ago i noticed a yellow stain but

thought

> they had a flood but because my apartment was so beautiful i

figured

> they fixed something as simple as an over flowing toilet. well

they

> didnt

>

> i dont trust the kids who tested for the mold. they told my land

lord

> that we can stay there when the clean up begins (if there is a

clean

> up) regardless of the type of mold. he told her that this is no

big

> deal. he told her that no insurance company will pay her for it so

she

> is freaking out.

>

> i am on disability for all my other ailments (i cant believe this

is

> happeneing) so i am home most of the day. i have taken to spending

> most of the day in my sons car - some of it at the library and

coming

> home just to sleep.

>

> just wanted to know what you guys think about all this.

>

> my brain is on fire and we will not have results until next week.

>

> thanks

> rosanne

> staten island ny.

>

April 4, 2008

hi fellow new yourker! i am going to move. i am paying more in rent right now

then the going rate. i am just hoping that that the mold tests come back

positive from the mold busters she hired because i will have to sue her for the

cost of the move. i pay 1300 for a 2 bedroom with no washer/dryer (i know thats

a bargain in queens). i dont have to pay my own heat but and the mold is free

but who needs this? we are all sick here. i dont know if i will be jumping

from the frying pan into the fire but i will do what i have to do. i opened all

my windows the other day and was cleaning all over the place with bleach and she

turned off my heat! hello? i wasnt opening the windows to be malicious but i

woke up to a house that was 62 degrees. bad enough i am sick - i dont need

this. she is sick too. she has all kinds of pains in her body that the doctor

says is an auto immune disease. but when i asked her if she got tested she says

- " what for? " ugg,

just keep your head in the hole in the ground. i am going to start looking

around this weekend. my sons girlfriend has an auto immune disease and this has

been very bad for her. she lives with us too. just so much work. i hate

moving. both my son and his girlfriend were tested this week for the same mold

i tested posiive for. so lets hope they come up positive. i did buy that test

in the hardware store and have a lovely collection of mold in the dish but its

white. dont know what that means. we have to send it out. we might or might

not depending on the results of the tests next week, we dont have a lot of

extra cash lying around. if i saw some black mold in there i might be more

inclined to send it out.

what part of queens do you live in. i used to live in ridgwood and maspeth.

nne

www.Calyxico.etsy.com

[] Re: Hi everyone - i am new here

>

> HI, i live in Staten island, part of NYC. i just tested positve for

> stachybotrys atra iga. I am highly alergic to mold. go figure and

> have been sufering like crazy for a while now but have just chalked it

> up to all my other auto immune problems (chronic fatigue, fibro,

> hpyothyroid) along with a seizure disorder and blood test confirmed

> lyme disease. yes i am a mess.

>

> now i am dealing with this. My land lord doesnt think this is a big

> deal. She isnt having any of the upper resporatory symptoms i am

> having. and to make it worse the mold busters (moe larry and curley)

> that she hired to test for the mold told her this was no big deal.

>

> my doctor wants me away from the mold. i told her i wanted to use part

> of the rent to pay for a hotel - she flat out said in a lovely brooklyn

> accent NO WAY- i need that money. i have bills to pay. so i am

> sitting at my computer in front of an air purifier that i paid for with

> a mask on taking allerga. i am tired as hell, to tired to fight with

> her, as usual and i go to sleep a 8 o'clock every night.

>

> i knew something more then my usual lyme was wrong with me. i was

> unuasually depressed and having more seizures then usual to the point

> myneurologist raised my meds. i thought it was all the lyme and when

> to a lyme doctor. he tested me for this type of mold.

>

> turns out my land lady has had a leak in her bathroom for awhile now

> and never fixed it. it is around her toilet. that area is right above

> my computer

>

> when i moved in 2 1/2 years ago i noticed a yellow stain but thought

> they had a flood but because my apartment was so beautiful i figured

> they fixed something as simple as an over flowing toilet. well they

> didnt

>

> i dont trust the kids who tested for the mold. they told my land lord

> that we can stay there when the clean up begins (if there is a clean

> up) regardless of the type of mold. he told her that this is no big

> deal. he told her that no insurance company will pay her for it so she

> is freaking out.

>

> i am on disability for all my other ailments (i cant believe this is

> happeneing) so i am home most of the day. i have taken to spending

> most of the day in my sons car - some of it at the library and coming

> home just to sleep.

>

> just wanted to know what you guys think about all this.

>

> my brain is on fire and we will not have results until next week.

>

> thanks

> rosanne

> staten island ny.

Hi nne-I live in Queens and it's nice to talk to a fellow New

Yorker! I wish I had something that could really help-I think everyone

will say MOVE! Is that really not an option? If not I think keeping

the windows WIDE open all day and night is a must. I know its cold

here but I've remediated my mold for the last year and I couldn't move

either so I just ventilated like crazy, wore my masks and stayed out

of the house alot.

I do have my " safe " room-which is my bedroom. It's the furthest away

from the mold and with the door always closed and a very powerful air

purifier running all the time the room is bearable. My electricity

bills are sky high but at least I can breathe here.

You can get mold test kits at Home depot and they do work really well.

Stay in the room with the best results.

Your doctors sound OK - at least they listen to you!

good luck, Surella

>

April 4, 2008

thanks cheryl. i am on my way to mold help.com now

nne

[] Re: Hi everyone - i am new here

nne, You sound like me, as sick as anyway! Have you been to

neurotoxins. com & MoldHelp.com sites? Maybe you could print the info

out on them & show them to your landlord. There are others on the

site that have had to deal w/a landlord that won't listen, but

hopefully that will give you a start.

Hugs, Cheryl

>

> HI, i live in Staten island, part of NYC. i just tested positve

for

> stachybotrys atra iga. I am highly alergic to mold. go figure and

> have been sufering like crazy for a while now but have just chalked

it

> up to all my other auto immune problems (chronic fatigue, fibro,

> hpyothyroid) along with a seizure disorder and blood test

confirmed

> lyme disease. yes i am a mess.

>

> now i am dealing with this. My land lord doesnt think this is a

big

> deal. She isnt having any of the upper resporatory symptoms i am

> having. and to make it worse the mold busters (moe larry and

curley)

> that she hired to test for the mold told her this was no big deal.

>

> my doctor wants me away from the mold. i told her i wanted to use

part

> of the rent to pay for a hotel - she flat out said in a lovely

brooklyn

> accent NO WAY- i need that money. i have bills to pay. so i am

> sitting at my computer in front of an air purifier that i paid for

with

> a mask on taking allerga. i am tired as hell, to tired to fight

with

> her, as usual and i go to sleep a 8 o'clock every night.

>

> i knew something more then my usual lyme was wrong with me. i was

> unuasually depressed and having more seizures then usual to the

point

> myneurologist raised my meds. i thought it was all the lyme and

when

> to a lyme doctor. he tested me for this type of mold.

>

> turns out my land lady has had a leak in her bathroom for awhile

now

> and never fixed it. it is around her toilet. that area is right

above

> my computer

>

> when i moved in 2 1/2 years ago i noticed a yellow stain but

thought

> they had a flood but because my apartment was so beautiful i

figured

> they fixed something as simple as an over flowing toilet. well

they

> didnt

>

> i dont trust the kids who tested for the mold. they told my land

lord

> that we can stay there when the clean up begins (if there is a

clean

> up) regardless of the type of mold. he told her that this is no

big

> deal. he told her that no insurance company will pay her for it so

she

> is freaking out.

>

> i am on disability for all my other ailments (i cant believe this

is

> happeneing) so i am home most of the day. i have taken to spending

> most of the day in my sons car - some of it at the library and

coming

> home just to sleep.

>

> just wanted to know what you guys think about all this.

>

> my brain is on fire and we will not have results until next week.

>

> thanks

> rosanne

> staten island ny.

>

April 4, 2008

Hi Bob, i dont have a lease. i can leave on 30 days notice and since this mold

incident i can leave tomorrow. we are looking now. i already eat organic and

drink spring water. i was going to make an appointment with a nutritionist who

happens to be an alternative MD when all this hit me. i am just so tired - i

need to get the heck out of here. i am waiting patiently for the results to

come back on my families blood work, also on the testing she did on the house.

i am also going to landlord tenant court next week - they have some lady there

that gives you info about well landlord tenant stuff. i may just get HUD

involved. i dont know yet. i called 311 and they suggested i call HUD, 311

suggested i file a complaint but i have to wait until the test come back. blah

blah blah. with 311 (nyc help line) it all depends on who answers that phone as

to what kind of help you get. trust me my land lord isnt paying for anything.

nne

April 4, 2008

Hi nne,

Wow thats great about the month to month lease! Thats one less

nightmare to deal with.If you had an anual lease it would have been an

problem for you now! I can't tell from what you've said but it sounds

like the whole building has trouble with mold? If it was just your

place and it was a small amount say in a bathroom or around a window

and that was it then maybwe there would be a consideration to get the

LL to fix it and keep enjoying your low rent. But if its everywhere and

a problem in the building then maybe its time to get out!!??Just

remember to really check where you move to real well and maybe get some

help from a qualified mold inspector or if thats not an option maybe

someone you know who is a contractor with some knowledge of mold and or

water intrusion issues can guide you.I have been a Real Estate Broker

my whole life and have seen how Landlords and owners will just hide

water damage and mold in a home by covering it up and concealing it

with paint, stucco,plaster drywall or what ever it takes to it is not

visable.So do your homework ask and talk to tenants above and around

your potential unit about mold water leaks, costruction problems & talk

to the owners, property managers,contractors for the building you are

considering.The last thing you need is to move right into another moldy

place now that you have been exposed to Stacky and may be more

hypersensitive to mold now. I also breathed it and it wasnt a pleasant

experience as I have still have health problems from my exposure.

Take Care,

Bob

FLa & NY

>

> Hi Bob, i dont have a lease. i can leave on 30 days notice and

since this mold incident i can leave tomorrow. we are looking now.

i already eat organic and drink spring water. i was going to make an

appointment with a nutritionist who happens to be an alternative MD

when all this hit me. i am just so tired - i need to get the heck out

of here. i am waiting patiently for the results to come back on my

families blood work, also on the testing she did on the house. i am

also going to landlord tenant court next week - they have some lady

there that gives you info about well landlord tenant stuff. i may just

get HUD involved. i dont know yet. i called 311 and they suggested i

call HUD, 311 suggested i file a complaint but i have to wait until

the test come back. blah blah blah. with 311 (nyc help line) it all

depends on who answers that phone as to what kind of help you get.

trust me my land lord isnt paying for anything.

>

> nne

>

April 4, 2008

nne,

Since I dont prctise Real Estate in NY I dont know they they handle it

here.In Fla. there are mold disclosures and Property disclosures that

an owner must fill out that discribe any building or property defects

and if there has ever been a mold issue on purchase rentals can be

differnt.Ive heard that NY is more tough as it relates to mold??!!So

maybe contact a Realtor or an agent your know and trust to help guide

you with these questions and helping you find a great place!!

Thanks,