Toxic Mold

[Maria Caruso]

I live in apt for 5 months and my 24 years daughter started telling me she is getting headaches but *** soon as she goes outside she is find. Now she is feeling nausea. The land lord wants to clean the carpets that is all she wants to, I told her we are feeling sick and does not want to helps us i already paid for julys rent, She is coughing really bad do not want to do we do not have much money since we paid july rent. The land lord offer 300 back and she said i will break the lease since my lease is up sep 1. Iam allergic to mold and i been taking clartin. What should  i do? When we lift the carpet up we saw tons of mold in the base board.

[William Murrell]

Gail is correct, there are two issues here: 1) Is there mold and 2) Is it "toxic" Just because there's mold does not necessarily imply that it is "toxic."  Neither does having a headache, a stuffy nose, etc.  These symptoms can also be just allergic reactions, as you mentioned, and not necessarily some sign of a serious illness created by mold.  I am also allergic to mold, and have the same symptoms.  That said, you still sound like you might have a problem.  I would recommend you try to come to an amicable agreement with your landlord regarding treating it or perhaps letting you end the lease.  Throwing around terminology like "toxic" without hard proof makes you just sound litigious and will likely make your landlord dig in for a fight.