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My landlord painted over black mold and called it cosmetic
Moved back into my unit after a water leak and the bathroom walls had fresh paint. Within 3 weeks the mold was bleeding through again and the paint was peeling. Has anyone else had a landlord try to hide major damage with a quick coat instead of fixing the real problem?
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cameron_chen6323d ago
Called my city's code enforcement office. They made him fix it within 10 days.
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margaretf4024d ago
Did a friend of mine deal with almost this exact thing? Yeah, Tom. His landlord painted over ceiling water stains and called it "sealed." Two weeks later the drywall started bubbling up like a bad sunburn and a chunk the size of his fist fell on his head while he was brushing his teeth. He showed me the photos - you could actually see the fuzzy mold growing through the new paint in a perfect rectangle shape. Took him three months and a lawyer to get them to rip it out and fix the pipe.
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