Re: HELP NEEDED 4 Elderly Rochester NY couple in moldy apt

[Guest guest]

I beleive there is an attorney in Saratoga Springs,

N.Y. named Sokolow he might be savy on mold issues.

NTMC

--- vogel_frau <vogel_frau@...> wrote:

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> Can anyone offer referrals for help (mold savvy doc,

> mold testing,

> and atty) for the Rochester NY area?

>

> This is for a very elderly couple, the woman with

> COPD (emphysema)

> who were rented a moldy apt. The gutter pipe was

> missing a section at

> the bottom which meant it had been draining for some

> time right

> against the foundation. Their apt was soaked with

> water more than

> once and not properly remediated. Finally the man in

> his 80s found

> the source of the problem. Their numerous requests

> to be transferred

> to another apartment have been ignored. The woman's

> health has

> suffered greatly...she may even have been dx with

> the COPD whilst in

> this apt, not sure of this. She has had strokes and

> is frequently

> hospitalized. Has great difficulty breathing in the

> apartment and the

> skin is peeling off of her legs. When out of the apt

> for a couple of

> hours begins to feel better.

>

> This elderly couple has no family in the area to

> assist them. They

> are being taken advantage of by a large property

> management company

> who has been most negligent in addressing this

> problem.

>

> The woman is currently hospitalized.

>

> Any referrals to help save the lives of these people

> and get them

> relocated, treated, and I would hope their rent

> money returned at

> least, would be appreciated. Its a shame that people

> who worked all

> of their lives, even in public service, could be

> treated as they have

> been.

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> Sincerely

> Jo

>

>

>

>

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