Mold??--Renting in Wisconsin??

Question

I am currently a college student renting a house in Wisconsin. It is a very old home with many problems. Recently our 2nd floor bathtub faucets have been leaking. We've tryed everything to stop this. It's been running down cracks and started leaking through the ceiling panels on the 1st floor. Our landlord knows about this problem and has done nothing to fix it.

I am very concerned about mold since i have bad allergy and sinus problems. Is this something a landlord is respondible to fix?? Or do i just have to suffer through being sick all the time? (we have 4 buckets under the celing right now to catch the water) (It's a lot of water!) If she wont fix it, is there some kind of renter regulation place we can report this to?

Please help! What is your next step??

Answer 1

There are several species of Stachybotrys that live in wall board and in plaster in the walls. They are killers. Insurance companies no longer reimburse homeowners for claims against mold, because it is all pervasive and difficult and costly to remediate.
Yes your landlord is respoinsible, but it might not be enforceable, and the dangers of mold and pretty recent acknowledgements in the building industry. Your landlord probably doesn't have the funds to make the repairs. But the longer he waits, the greater the damage. He probably knows he has to tear out the bathroom the the underlying ceiling and is postponing it.

Ask for your deposit back and ask for moving expenses and "Adios" out of there. You can't ask for damages yet until you get sick. don't risk getting sick.
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