Moldy Mess Taking Over Woman’s Home

By Diana Lucio Reporter
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An unwanted guest is showing up in a Mobile County woman's home and she says her landlord isn't helping her in the fight to get it out. Moldy Mess Taking Over Woman’s Home
Published: Wed, July 02, 2008 - 8:54 pm
Diana Lucio
Diana Lucio
A Grand Bay woman says mold is taking over her home, while her landlord is not taking care of the problem.
Lola Davis says she has been sleeping in her living room for the past two months, after she discovered mold growing in her bedroom, bathroom and on the roof of her trailer.
Davis says her landlord has patched up a couple of spots while she says he does not believe there is a problem.
But Davis says there is and showed News Five a letter from her doctor who also says the mold is affecting her health.
"I got a lot of medical problems and I can't deal with it and I've tried to get the landlord to fix it and he tells me it's in my head, that I ain't smelling nothing. But it's affecting my lungs worse and I need to get out, but there's no where else to go," Said Davis.
News Five tried to get a hold of Davis' landlord who lives next door to the property, but no one was home to speak with us about the situation.
Davis says she has called everyone from social services to the Department of Human Resources for help, but says she hasn't had any luck.


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Do what I did. Call the Alabama Volunteer Lawyers. That helped me when I had this same problem. Unfortunately, the laws for Alabama (as usual, were so Bass ackwards) lean heavily towards protecting the Landlord and not the tennant.

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She has let the trailer get an infestation of RATS. Maybe if she took better care of the rental she lives in the mold wouldn’t grow either.

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A 10% solution of clorox and water will do wonders with some old rags or a sponge if you don’t feel like moving. They even have fumigators you can use in the home to kill mold. It’ll still be there until it’s cleaned up but it’ll be dead and wont grow any more. You have a moisture problem some where promoting this growth. The cheapest would be to move, I think. I had to learn quick after Katrina about mold.

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Then move out!  If it is affecting your health, why would you stay?

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