Comments on: Maryland toxic mold lawsuit verdict $270,000

By: krista

krista — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:19:05 +0000

i live in a half a dupliex which i own, the other half is a rental which
no one has ever kept up on the maintence of it for years now. well
there is mold all over the ceiling of the backporch and now we noticed
that there is mold on the side of the front door entrance. i called the
city they came and looked at it but i know they give them so long to fix the problem and then fine them. but in the meantime i am afraid that the mold will spread into and onto my house. what can you do in those cases.

By: shawana

shawana — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:23:58 +0000

i am going through the samething with my renters except my son has asthma and is in the intensive care unit, on breathing machine and had a tube down his throat(he is 12) my renters falled SEVERAL times to fix the mold problem(which came from leaky air condition unit in closet) and as a result my son is going on his 2nd week in the hospital.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:21:50 +0000

@Ray : what if the landlord says that the problem was fixed, then later you have medical issues, and then finally you find out that they only painted over the problem.. is that the tenant’s fault? Your comment makes me believe that you don’t fully understand the issues at hand.

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:28:46 +0000

What on earth are you people complaining about?
If you have a mold problem in a rental property just move out.Simple!
If you stay then its your fault

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:48:43 +0000

Daniel, if you get this message please email me. I work for a mold remediation company.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:47:46 +0000

Hello, My fiance, myself and our 4 children moved into a townhouse in St Mary’s County, on October 1st 2009 and did not know the roof was leaking until living there less then a week. We immediately called the landlord and this is what he did/said (this will really get you) he took MY car washing bucket in the attic and placed it under the water leak (once it fills up there is water everywhere again) I told him I could fix the roof and he could just deduct it from rent, he said; no he would have a roofing company come and do it. We have since had very bad rain and snow. It is now January 12, 2010 and there is BLACK MOLD in the attic all my children are sick with runny nose’s, coughing, and vomiting. I do not know who to contact? don’t know what to do and this problem was in the attic before we moved in and he was very much aware of it. can you please advise as to what we should do or whom to contact to inspect. Children’s ages are: 8, 3, and twins 23 months old.
Thank you, for any and all help you can provide.

By: Debora

Debora — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:48:15 +0000

We moved out of the townhouse on 07-2009. Landlord did give our deposit back with interest after arguing with her about the %. We gave her a letter stating we were moving due to living conditions and all we did as tenants to repair and maintain her home. Now she is selling the house for 199,000! Who ever purchases this townhome is going to become very ill! The mold is horrible!

By: S. G.

S. G. — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:55:47 +0000

Dear Deborah:

We rented a townhome also and our landlord did not repair a plumbing nightmare and it caused major leakage throughout our home on three floors. We are very ill now, become permanently disabled and it has shortened and compromised our life span. Before this mold, we were healthy and active. Now we are in motorized wheelchairs, suffering from so many problems due to the awful living condition of mold that we endured for months. We had children also who suffer from the aftermath. If you’d like to leave your email address in a reply, we’d love to talk with you?

By: Debora Martin

Debora Martin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:21:38 +0000

Hi,I family have been renting a townhouse in Mt.Airy MD for 7 years. We have had a serious water problem in one of the bathrooms. The lalndlord was aware of a issue when we moved in. She just keeps having us fix it. We even had to paint over the water stains. And do all the patch work on the ceiing. I have Emphasyma and RA. The landlord knows about my condition. Now one of my daughters has a dry cough. I am looking for a little guidance at this point! My husband fears that she will make us move or we wont find housing by June when our lease is up.