Q: My bedroom is in an unfinished basement and I am sick with mold toxicity. What can I do to leave the lease and house?
The room itself is very small and walled with thin paneling. It has two very small windows that are painted shut so there is no egress. The room also has no vents or any access to the central heat or the air. Although not as severe, the room also has no closet and the ceilings are very low. This room was advertised and is currently sold to me as a full bedroom. On top of all of this the basement, including my room, frequently floods and my electrical plug has caught on fire. Recently in the rainy and cold reason i’ve come down with several respiratory and sinus infections including pnemonia. I have seen several doctors and I have test results saying I have mold in my bloodstream. The mold cannot be seen but I am sure it is behind paneling against the flooding wall. I am certain it is from the home as I don’t frequent any other place besides my workplace. Is there any way I can drop the lease? Or sue? I’m more interested in just leaving the house altogether. Thank you for reading.
A: Establish that there is mold in the house and that is the cause of your sickness. Put them on notice of it by sending a letter and demanding it be corrected. If not corrected, you can void the lease and move.
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