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Archive for category: “Sick Buildings”

1

Massachusetts Courthouse Shut Down Due to Mold

January 28, 2020 /in "Sick Buildings"

A recent press release on WebWire raised concerns about the district Massachusetts Courthouse shut down due to mold. The courthouse is located near Boston.

2

Residents Complain of Mold in Military Housing

January 14, 2020 /in Current Headlines, "Sick Buildings"

Summary Residents complain of mold in Military housing. Just search Google and check out the list that appears. Actually, it’s astonishing that military families are often exposed to horrible living conditions. The Army released a report in September 2019. It states that residents at 48 of 49 bases have issues. To clarify, top concerns are […]

3

Aspergillus Mold Problems Persist at Seattle Children’s Hospital

November 18, 2019 /in Current Headlines, "Sick Buildings"

Update Summary 5/20/2020 Aspergillus mold problems persist at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Once again, low levels of mold are found in Seattle Children’s Hospital. This infestation was found during daily mold check and was self reported by the hospital. Thankfully, now new illness have been attributed to the mold spores or mycotoxins. Department of Health Services […]

4

Black Mold in Prisons is a Growing Problem

October 24, 2019 /in "Sick Buildings"

Summary All across the U.S. black mold in prisons is a growing problem. Black mold is also known as Aspergillus. Union leaders are worried about the impact on correctional officers. Moreover, California is among the states with extensive complaints. At the Mendota prison, prison guards say no air conditioning and toxic black mold at high […]

5

For NYCHA Residents – Mold Busters at Work

July 9, 2019 /in "Sick Buildings"

NYCHA Residents – Do You Have Mold? What to Do About it. By Kyle Lawson STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sneezing, wheezing and dry, scaly skin. According to healthcare experts, these are a few of the tell-tale signs of allergies either developed or triggered by mold growing inside a Staten Island home.

6

Storms of Complaints Grow Over Martinsville Lofts Aparments

June 20, 2019 /in "Sick Buildings"

Holly Kozelsky is a writer for the Martinsville Bulletin, Virginia Before the city helps The Landmark Group build senior apartments on the former American of Martinsville factory site, it first should fix alleged problems at its Martinsville Lofts apartment complex, tenants and at least one city council member are saying. Shuna Ingram, who has lived […]

7

Cedar Rapids Homeowner Finds Mold Missed by Home Inspectors, Causes Sickness

June 20, 2019 /in "Sick Buildings"

Written by Aron Hosmon, ABC News CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A Cedar Rapids homeowner was expecting his home to be safe to move into after passing a home inspection. However, he discovered mold was missed and it was causing him to get sick. “The whole house had high levels of toxic mold, especially two […]

8

Protesters Say Inmates’ Conditions are ‘Deteriorating’ at DeKalb County Jail Due to Mold

May 17, 2019 /in "Sick Buildings"

Written By: Nicole Carr, Matt Johnson for WSBTV2 DEKALB COUNTY, GA – Protesters held their second night of demonstrations Thursday after things turned violent outside the DeKalb County Jail the day before. It started as a social media campaign, with inmates communicating through family members, catching the public’s attention. Initially, much of the campaign centered […]

9

Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint, Mold Found in Lauderdale County Courthouse

March 31, 2019 /in "Sick Buildings"

Written by Whitney Downard, The Meridian Star A year-old report on the air quality of the Lauderdale County Courthouse hasn’t had an impact on the employees who work in the building, nor have any public warnings been issued. The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors paid $10,700 in taxpayer money to study the conditions inside the […]

10

Battling that Great Northwest Headache – Mold

March 28, 2019 /in "Sick Buildings"

The Corvallis Rental Property Management Group took on that bane of Pacific Northwest living — mold — at its monthly meeting Tuesday at the Elks Lodge. On hand were Dawn Duerksen and Steve Duerksen of Duerksen and Associates, Noah Chamberlain and Sarah Saul of Access the Law and Tracy Oulman, housing and neighborhoods coordinator for […]

11

NIOSH Has Tools to Identify Dampness, Mold in Buildings

March 23, 2019 /in "Sick Buildings", Schools & Institutions

NIOSH has developed new tools to help employers identify and assess areas of dampness and mold in general buildings and in schools. The agency’s new Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool, which guides users through assessing all rooms in a building, provides a checklist and instructions for assessing and recording any damage related to dampness or […]

12

Health Issues from “Sick Buildings” Military Housing

March 21, 2019 /in "Sick Buildings"

Military family advocates are questioning whether officials are tracking and treating the health issues that are linked to their military housing rife with mold, rodent infestation, lead paint, and other issues. The issues with these problems in military housing started with families’ concerns about health, noted Karen Ruedisueli, deputy government relations director for the National Military Family Association. “It […]

13

North Carolina Councilwoman Helps Apartment Complex Tenants with Mold

March 21, 2019 /in "Sick Buildings"

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Winston-Salem city council member is offering assistance to property owners for them to provide a permanent solution to what some tenants say is recurring mold at their apartment complex. Meanwhile, owners and managers at La Deara Crest Apartments say they’ve fixed these issues and there is no problem with mold whatsoever at […]

14

California Correctional Officers Say Black Mold is Making Them Sick

November 19, 2018 /in "Sick Buildings"

Summary Mold was found in the Federal Correctional Institution in Mendota California. A correctional officer filed a complaint protesting that toxic mold was making some of the guards sick. The American Federation of Government Employees local president spoke to the press. He said that mold in the sub floor was likely causing ‘sick building syndrome‘. But […]

15

Investigation: Child’s Illness Possibly Related to Mold in Apartment

October 25, 2018 /in "Sick Buildings"

CHARLOTTE, NC – FOX 46 is working to get results for a mother who says her child’s health has been seriously affected by hazardous conditions found in her north Charlotte apartment. Jessica Smith’s 1-year old son tested positive for some of the highest levels of mycotoxins that a laboratory has ever seen, just months after […]

16

Alleged Unscrupulous Landlord

July 20, 2012 /in "Sick Buildings"

This was a letter that was sent to our office, written by John Fish. . . This unscrupulous landlord is taking advantage of low income families with very few housing options who fear to complain of these toxic molds infestations that are causing them, their children, newborns, pregnant women, and those with immunodeficiency to being […]

17

Home Closed Due to Mold

February 8, 2010 /in "Sick Buildings"

Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba, Canada – A mold removal company has been hard at work at Lac du Bonnet’s Bonny Vista Lodge this week. The discovery of a serious mold problem at Lac du Bonnet seniors’ home Bonny Vista Lodge has reportedly forced one resident to move out and the rest to deal with what one […]

18

Apt Complex Suffers Water Damage/Mold

December 23, 2009 /in "Sick Buildings"

Beloit, WI — Linda Brown, as thousands of other mold victims, doesn’t expect to have a merry Christmas. Brown, her daughter and five grandchildren were forced to leave their apartment this week after the city of Beloit declared it uninhabitable.  Now, they have little to call, “home.” She plans to stay with a friend while her daughter and […]

19

Florida Apartment Complex Suffers Mold Problems; Evictions

August 10, 2009 /in "Sick Buildings"

Naples, FL – Dozens of low-income elderly people are being evicted from a Florida apartment complex because of Chinese drywall and mold. According to naplesnews.com, the 33 residents have been given until the end of this month to leave the 30-unit Bromelia Place apartment building in Immokalee. Many of the residents have been complaining of […]

20

Mold Contaminates Police Station

April 14, 2009 /in "Sick Buildings"

Grove City, OH — Along with crime, a central Ohio police department is battling another enemy: mold. Engineers discovered an extensive mold problem inside the building that houses the Grove City Police Department, 10TV’s Glenn McEntyre reported on Tuesday. According to police, the mold was discovered throughout the building’s duct work last fall. Plans to […]

21

Mold Affects Apartment Dwellers

November 13, 2008 /in "Sick Buildings"

Toledo, Ohio – You’re supposed to feel safe in your own home. One downtown Toledo resident says he simply can’t, and the reason is mold. James Friend says it’s growing inside his apartment in the Commodore Perry building on Jefferson. He’s complained to management, but it’s still there. “This is my kitchen, and that is […]

22

Mold Problem Evolves in Colorado

August 12, 2008 /in "Sick Buildings"

Telluride, CO – When inspectors walked into Telluride Apartments, a white-walled complex in Mountain Village, they found walls and ceilings painted with mold. There was mold in the closets and bathrooms, mold blooming on window sills and covering fiberglass insulation. They found a litany of problems, from mold to pests to leaking roofs, and on […]

23

Tenant Wants Mold Removed

May 31, 2008 /in "Sick Buildings"

Heartland, NE – A woman has concerns for the health of her family. She believes the house she lives in has mold growing in the furnace. Briauna al-Muhaimin gets a whiff of it every time she turns the furnace on and she believes that the leaking foundation of the house she rents is causing a health […]

24

Mold Claim Against Apartments Hints of Class Action

April 27, 2008 /in "Sick Buildings"

Chicago, IL – Claude Taylor, who last year dismissed a suit alleging that owners and managers of Bissell Apartments in Venice injured him with mold, has filed suit alleging that owners and managers of Bissell Apartments injured him with mold. “This is a re-filed action after a voluntary dismissal,” Scott Morgan of Chicago wrote in […]

25

Mold Causes Tenant to Take Landlord to Court

April 26, 2008 /in "Sick Buildings"

Kentwood, MI – In one place or another, he says he’s had to deal with mold for three years in the Kentwood duplex he rents. Now naturally Ward Brandel wants something done about it. Mold has crept up the walls of his bedroom and grown along the baseboard of the unit next door. Brandel and […]

26

Wilmington Woman Has Mold Problem in Apartment

March 12, 2008 /in "Sick Buildings"

Wilmington, NC – A Wilmington woman is upset with an apartment complex that failed to get rid an un-invited guest — mold. Nioka Jewett moved out of Harbour Ridge Apartments a couple of days ago. Now she wants the apartment complex to pay for her damaged furniture and her medical bills. Jewett’s apartment is infested […]

27

A Mold Case Study

December 31, 2007 /in "Sick Buildings"

Unit 2, 3207 Harbor Village Road- Middleton, WISCONSIN LIMITED MOLD EVALUATION IHSC PROJECT NUMBER: W04-439 BACKGROUND On Thursday January 29, 2004, IHSC conducted an inspection of Unit #2 of the condominium complex located at 3207 Harbor Village Road in Middleton, Wisconsin at the request of Mr. John Green. It was reported to IHSC that there […]

28

Apartment Mold and Falling Ceilings

July 28, 2007 /in "Sick Buildings"

Anderson, ID – Growing mold, collapsed ceilings and unsafe playground equipment are just a few of the complaints being levied by tenants at three Anderson apartment complexes. City officials cited Seattle-based Pinnacle Realty for several building violations. Tenants are eagerly awaiting repairs, 6News’ Cheryl Jackson reported. Placards are in place at the Autumn Ridge complex warning […]

29

City Approves Lease of Ex-Post Office to College

June 26, 2007 /in "Sick Buildings"

Hazleton, PA – Hazleton City Council voted unanimously to lease the former post office on East Broad Street to Lackawanna College during a brief special meeting Monday afternoon. Details of the lease agreement are still being negotiated. However, council President Joe Yannuzzi said discussions have centered on a five-year agreement, with possible incremental renewals. The […]

30

Mold Repairs Planned for Gresham Fire Station

March 16, 2007 /in "Sick Buildings"

Gresham, OR – Fire District 10 will tear off and replace the leaky roof at the Gresham Fire Department’s Station 76, which was shut down last month because of health concerns caused by potentially dangerous mold. Gresham and district officials met Wednesday night to address the situation, which forced firefighters to work out of a […]

31

Hilton Finally Settles Guests’ Mold Suit

December 23, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Honolulu, HI – Hilton Hotels Corp. will pay $1.832 million to guests who stayed in the Kalia Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa at the time the tower was infested with mold. Under the terms of the settlement, guests can take either $150 in travel coupons or $50 cash for each […]

32

Mold Truth Often Becomes Distorted Myths

October 9, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

A new fungal outbreak has caused a domino affect from the forest to the drug industry, and people are seeking answers. As environmental illness has reached all time highs and the drug industry can provide no answers except excuses, the people are becoming increasingly aware of how severe the earth’s mold infection is. Whether one […]

33

Study: Hospital Water Spreads Mold Contamination

September 16, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Glasgow, Scotland – Hospital showers and taps could be a significant source of life-threatening fungus infections for patients with weakened immune systems, researchers reported Monday.Aspergillus, a toxic mold that has been linked to permanent and severe neurological, pathalogical, immunological and psychological health problems was discovered. Despite efforts to combat it with high-tech air filtration and […]

34

Mold Inspector Has Common Sense Knowledge That’s Truthful

September 3, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Silver Lakes, CA – There are still some ignorant people who laugh when opportunistic and misleading companies such as Clorox advertise people running out of their homes at the sight of mold in a shower.  Although Clorox is only trying to profit from misleading information regarding mold, signs of a mold problem can start in the […]

35

Illinois Couple Another Casualty of Mold Epidemic

September 2, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Freeport, IL – JoAnn Black couldn’t understand why all the windows in her home were soaking wet in the dead of winter. She kept mopping them, and they would just return to the same dripping condition. “Everything was wet. We called the plumber. He found no plumbing leaks. We called our furnace man, and he […]

36

Cookie Cutter Home Shoppers Beware

August 25, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

There was a mass exodus from residents of the Solera Homes development in Jess Ranch upon discovering that their new homes were contaminated with mold due to water intrusion. The mold crisis is forcing some residents to leave their homes for up to three weeks as a sub-contractor for the developer, Pulte Homes, first cleans […]

37

Another Family Sick From Sick Apartment

August 17, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Jackson, MS – Another very ill family states their north Jackson apartment is making them sick. They say a leaky pipe is to blame for soaking carpets, damaging their floors and fostering a serious threat to their health. In another hotly debated mold claim debated from tenant to landlord, Cheryl Hughes says she when she moved […]

38

Stachybotrys Health Hazard Devastates City Officials

July 29, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Luther, OK – Black mold has forced Luther city’s leaders from their own town hall. Upon finding mycotoxin producing Stachybotrys contaminating their work quarters, city leaders had no other alternative but to close its town hall doors Tuesday morning. Test results received afterward confirmed officials’ concerns. Stachybotrys has been proven to alter DNA and destroy […]

39

Mold Allegedly Kills CA Woman

July 24, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Makersfield, CA – Family members of 30-year-old Athena Rodman know that black mold from her home killed her. Rodman’s 6-year-old son, Anthony, was shocked to find her dead body in the living room of their apartment Saturday. This is the second reported death in Bakersfield from mycotoxin poisoning in the past three months. “It didn’t seem real […]

40

Camp Pendleton Claims Mold Was Not the Problem

June 28, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Camp Pendleton, CA – Once again, another apparent government mold cover-up has turned into an embarrassing scandal.  It appears every time they try to hide a health hazard from the public, it turns into an outrage on the part of the public. This is one of many cases that is occurring nationwide among military and civilian […]

41

America’s Oldest Synagogue Sustains Mold Problem

June 19, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Newport, RI – The oldest existing synagogue in North America, the Touro Synagogue holds more than two centuries of history within its brick walls. This architectural jewel was designed by Peter Harrison, America’s most famous 18th century architect and is considered to be his finest effort. Dedicated in December 1763, the Georgian influenced building is […]

42

Another NC Couple Lose Home and Health to Mold

May 18, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Wadesboro, NC – Doug Lincoln and Linda Miller bought a house that has destroyed their lives forever due to toxic mold. Unfortunately, they are not alone. Just as thousands of others, they also thought a home inspection would have protected them, but it did no such thing. Lincoln and Miller are still paying the mortgage […]

43

Buyer Duped as Sellers Fail to Disclose Mold Problems

May 10, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

South Milwaukee, WI – The empty 37-unit Lake Ridge Apartment building overlooking Lake Michigan is a ghostly reminder of a hazardous mold problem that has caused a legal nightmare for the well-intentioned landlord/investor. Rick Michalski was attracted to the three-story, pseudo Tudor building apartment complex at 3303-05 Marina Road, South Milwaukee based upon the information […]

44

National Health Crisis Rears Its Ugly Head, Despite Cover-Ups

May 10, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Baton Rouge, LA – It appears that every time the United States Government, in its attempt to stifle evidence, reduce damages, and divulge the entire facts about the American current mold epidemic, always appears to get caught with its proverbial pants down. In the aftermath of the government’s highly controversial involvement of the propaganda-filled Institute […]

45

Mold Closes Town Clerk’s Office

May 5, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Easton, CT –  Stachybotrys, a highly-toxic black mold with proven health risks, was found inside a wall when workers repaired a roof leak at the Connecticut city’s office complex. A tarp now covers the rear office in Town Clerk Derek Buckley’s office in Town Hall, identified as a bio-hazard. Buckley has been temporarily forced out of […]

46

Mold Cleanup Delay Creates Problems for Federal Court

April 28, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

FL – U.S. District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley in was about to impose a federal prison sentence on a woman convicted of drug trafficking when he got an urgent message on the bench: Her family had flown in from the Bahamas to speak on her behalf, but there was a problem. They were waiting at […]

47

Dream Home Turns into a Nightmare for Retired Couple

April 22, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Lacon, IL – A five-year-old lawsuit over a toxic mold-contaminated house standing empty in a lakeside subdivision went to trial this week in Marshall County Circuit Court.  Gerald and Caroline Stoddart bought the two-bedroom ranch style house for $68,500 in July 1999, envisioning it as their retirement “dream home.”  But shortly after moving in, they discovered […]

48

Northeast School Wing to Remain Closed

March 30, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Rockport, ME – A kindergarten class has been contaminated by mold and regarded as a severe health threat due to toxigenic mold.  This has not been good news for this area as Rockport is a small town labeled as the jewel of the east coast associated with tourists and artsy attractions. On the other hand, they […]

49

District to Get Refund for Cleaning Mold at School

March 20, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

March 19, 2005 The Tempe Union High School District will receive money to cover what it spent to have mold removed from Desert Vista High School due to the severe health risks. Due to the cost of removing mold, it is often difficult to have a public building remediated.  The district governing board, however, last […]

50

Mold May Lead to Demolition of Rectory

March 16, 2005 /in "Sick Buildings"

Canada – Extensive mold in the rectory at St. George’s Anglican Church in Ontario has led the congregation to consider tearing it down. The house, built in the 1870’s, is located east of the church on Guelph St. Reverend Rob Park said the mold problems in the rectory were exacerbated last month when, during a cold […]

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