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Tenants complain about apartment damage and its after-affects

Posted: Oct 1, 2008

WAFB Baton Rouge*

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http://www.wafb.com/global/story.asp?s=9103878

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Since Hurricane Gustav, several tenants at

Myrtle Place Apartments off Sherwood Forest have found themselves

living in homes where parts of the ceiling are caving in and mold

lines the walls.

They now say enough is enough. Some are complaining about having

headaches and feeling sick because of the mold in their apartments.

" Something needs to be done from the landlord. I'm tired. I'm tired

of it. It's ridiculous. " Brown is not alone when it comes to

her frustration over the situation. The complex took its toll from

Gustav, evident by the tarps covering many of the roofs. Brown says

the blue tarp over her roof was put up there by a neighbor, not her

landlord.

Inside Brown's apartment, there are signs that the damage was not

confined to the outside. In what was her daughter's room, the

ceiling caved in and has left piles of insulation and ceiling tiles,

along with dust and mold. " It's upsetting because you work so hard

for everything you have and then to come home and see everything

your daughters have and you've worked for is completely destroyed,

she says. " We now have rats and mice in there with us. We're getting

sick constantly from the mold and the smell and just everything from

that room. "

Brown and her neighbors say the management is dragging its feet.

They're furious about having to live like this and hopeful things

will soon change. Owner Eddie Zayde says he plans to get everything

fixed next week. Tenants say they'll believe it when they see it.

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[] Video - Tenants complain about apartment damage and its

after-affects

Tenants complain about apartment damage and its after-affects

Posted: Oct 1, 2008

WAFB Baton Rouge*

By a -

http://www.wafb. com/global/ story.asp? s=9103878

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Since Hurricane Gustav, several tenants at

Myrtle Place Apartments off Sherwood Forest have found themselves

living in homes where parts of the ceiling are caving in and mold

lines the walls.

They now say enough is enough. Some are complaining about having

headaches and feeling sick because of the mold in their apartments.

" Something needs to be done from the landlord. I'm tired. I'm tired

of it. It's ridiculous. " Brown is not alone when it comes to

her frustration over the situation. The complex took its toll from

Gustav, evident by the tarps covering many of the roofs. Brown says

the blue tarp over her roof was put up there by a neighbor, not her

landlord.

Inside Brown's apartment, there are signs that the damage was not

confined to the outside. In what was her daughter's room, the

ceiling caved in and has left piles of insulation and ceiling tiles,

along with dust and mold. " It's upsetting because you work so hard

for everything you have and then to come home and see everything

your daughters have and you've worked for is completely destroyed,

she says. " We now have rats and mice in there with us. We're getting

sick constantly from the mold and the smell and just everything from

that room. "

Brown and her neighbors say the management is dragging its feet.

They're furious about having to live like this and hopeful things

will soon change. Owner Eddie Zayde says he plans to get everything

fixed next week. Tenants say they'll believe it when they see it.