Q: What is my recourse for landlord inaction to contaminates in my apartment that are causing skin rash and constant itch?
Also have mold growing in the apartment due to the leaks in the windows and doors. The contaminates are coming out of the cracks in the walls. I’m vacuuming twice a day trying to keep ahead of the waxy particulates that are coming from the walls getting worse it’s been three months it is negatively effecting every aspect of my life.
A:
You may need to speak with two different attorneys here. Maybe the more pressing issues are those involving habitability in your apartment. Contact a landlord-tenant attorney to discuss your remedies under Mississippi L-T law. You could also contact a personal injury attorney. However, based on the symptoms described, it might not be a case an attorney would handle on a contingency (no recovery - no attorney fee) because the scale of damages might be out of proportion with the high cost of litigating the matter, which could involve costly sampling and analysis. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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