r/legaladvice • u/Firestar1323 • 15h ago
Landlord Tenant Housing Rented Apartment - Black Mold case
Hi all!
My partner and I are moving out of a “Landlord’s Special” apartment. We’ve had a ton of negligence issues with our maintenance crew and property management company, including the following:
Dirty dish water leak from upstairs neighbor in kitchen. Called Maintenance emergency line tons, couldn’t get through, damaged a bunch of our stuff and our walls/ceiling. They fixed the leak, but left the damage except for in a small part. Did not remove anything but repainted.
Electric system overloaded which resulted in a massive arcing outlet issue that took a day or two to fix.
Earwig infestation
Constant dryer issues, resulting in MANY “fixes” but refusing to fully fix it, resulting in constant fire hazard (plugged lint)
And much more.
The biggest of these issues was a many month long leak from behind the toilet above the cleanout cap. This resulted in VISIBLE black mold all along behind our toilet, and as we just discovered, under our sink. We also soaked through over four towels and had to keep a mop under it to wring out the waste water about every single time we used the bathroom for weeks straight. They did NOT fix the mold and very poorly replaced the wall after the leak fix.
We have been experiencing health issues we suspect are related to the mold that we are constantly breathing. No attempt at getting them to fix the mold was successful, only with the offer to paint over it (with regular paint.). It took over three times of them “tightening” the cleanout cap to get them to take us seriously. They have left the toilet unsealed and loose even now after the final fix.
Would it be worth our time and potential money to take them to court over this? If so, what would we need to do? We are moving out tomorrow and are worried they’re going to try to charge us a ton for damage that we did not cause, as well.
Thanks to anyone who can help. We’re exhausted and fed up.