Baton Rouge News

July 25, 2008 – 6:03 pm

Katy's comment on the propaganda in - Overlawyered | La Weekly The Mold Rush and the case of Sharon Kramer and Bruce Kelman

So many comments here from those in the insurance industry and large developers and some politicians(those in office only for their ego and greed). All protecting their investments. Remember - a high percentage of wealth is made with real estate. They are the ones that keep articles like this one circulating because they know the general public does not have time or the need to read in-depth studies about the health affects of toxins produced by molds. They know this type of shallow, simple to read propaganda article is what most people will see while surfing the Internet. Unless of course someone has had the very unfortunate experience of (and so many by deception) ending up in a place being consumed by molds. Yes, consumed. Mold is a parasite. A living being. It consumes whatever it can and that includes the people who come in contact with it. What it does to destroy the building it is in it does to the body. It is a parasitic life form without a face!!! So, the evidence is out there but most do not have a need to look for it and I wish I did not. Why do they still close businesses, schools, government offices, etc. if mold is no threat? They do this because they know eventually all will be clear and they can at least avoid that litigation. With a little common sense armed with the right knowledge from reputable sources (not those so called experts that are being paid off - money talks) you can see they are talking out of both sides of their mouths.

For a good dose of propaganda -

July 24, 2008 – 11:48 pm

Note: Oh look - Here is another apartment story with mold in the HVAC system, mold concealed with paint, incompetent and cost cutting maintenance work, pure anger from management when confronted with hard evidence of a dangerous mold problem, cost cutting, faulty "repairs" and fraudulent "remediation", etc…. Of course if this was a business, fire station, government building, etc. it would have been immediately shut down and the removal and repair would be done in bio-hazard suits. But it is just an apartment building and for some reason (and I have not found one that makes it okay yet) the owners and management companies don't have to do anything they don't want to do! Personally I think its because of the owners, investors, some including state agencies, insurance companies and their money. I guess if any of these have a conscience they try to make it okay by thinking mold does not make people ill. But then along comes the latest news about another government building, fire station, school, etc. having to close because some are ill or soon will be. I think they should all have to stay in a very unsafe place for a couple of months and then see if they would like to continue living there along with their children. No, I don't think they would. Katy

MOLD - Stay away!

From: -Anonymous-

Date posted: 10/28/2007

Years at this apartment: 2006 - 2006

Worst experience ever. I lived here last year and was finally forced out due to mold. We had MASSIVE amounts of black mold growing throughout our air ducts because the A/C unit was not properly installed and water was leaking onto the insulation. I was severely sick with bloody noses, bronchitis, allergies. It wasn't until I visualized the black spores on the air ducts that I got out an exacto knife and cut off the air vents that were plastered on with ten layers of paint. I was shocked on what I saw. I used my camera to take so many pictures inside - the ducts were moldy, the inside was completely black for as far as the camera could take pictures. There were massive spores that showed up in the pictures, and there was so much water and moisture that the entire lining was wet and mushy, moldy, musty. You wouldn't believe what these pictures looked like - it was terrible. The management was not happy that I had hard evidence.

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July 21, 2008 – 9:08 pm

Note: Congradulations to this news station for reporting this story. One can only wonder why the news stations in Baton Rouge, LA ignore stories like this at Jefferson Lakes Apartments when they are right in front of their face. Must be all the politics and corruption. Katy

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/16925976/detail.html

POSTED: 5:19 pm MDT July 18, 2008 UPDATED: 7:49 pm MDT July 18, 2008

EL PASO, Texas — Residents who live at The Sunrise apartment complex on Resler Road said conditions are anything but “sunny.” KFOX investigated and found out they’re downright dangerous. “This is actually from an air vent inside the house, and it’s still alive,” said resident Peter McDonald.

McDonald said black mold has been growing inside his west El Paso apartment. He knows it’s black mold because he recently took a sample to get tested at Providence Hospital, but that’s only the beginning of his problems.

“We have our ceiling, which fell in, we have a black mold situation, we have unsafe railing and I have four children,” said McDonald.

The McDonald children have gotten sick after only living in their apartment for about a month, resulting in thousands of dollars worth of medical bills that McDonald and his wife can hardly afford. The family said they have no choice but to stay.

“There’s no way out of the contract for us because we just signed it,” said McDonald.

KFOX tried to get answers from the leasing office, but were met by a locked door, and residents said every time they complain no one is available.

“I would like them to either relocate my family and I to somewhere new, or help us find a new place and get into a new place. If they can’t do that we’re stuck here. We have no choice,” said McDonald.

KFOX called city building inspectors Friday and told them about the concerns of residents here.

The building inspectors said they’re sending an inspector out to the apartments on Monday.

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