I'm so PISSED right now! Sorry this is so long....
I've been living in my apartment in FL since April (8 months). Before moving in, I never got sick. Maybe once or twice a year. Well, for the last 6 months, I've been sick no less than 9 times. Colds, sinus infections and other upper respiratory problems. I've been to different doctors trying to find the underlying problem, all of whom said maybe allergies. When I told them I have never had allergies, they all said I was just getting colds.
BULLSHIT! A few months after I noticed a very small black spot in between my wall and floor boards in my living room, and realized it looked like mold. One of the maintenence guys was in my apartment, and I had him look at it. He basically shrugged it off and I didn't think anything else of it (stupid, I know). After being sick so many times, I had a little theory... So, I went into the office of my apartment complex, and told them that I think my apartment has mold. I also mentioned that I had been getting sick and thought it might be in my AC unit. Then went to Home Depot and got a mold detection kit.
They sent in the same maintenence guy, who left this note: Cleaned out drain line from AC unit- Touched up stained areas. I saw him when he was leaving. He covered the small mold spot with normal paint- no Killz... nothing. So I used the test kit, and SURPRISE, SURPRISE, I have slow growing mold in my apartment A/C. Which means it is virtually everywhere (in the air).
Has anyone gone through this?
Might I be eligible to get back rent?
Should I move into another apartment in the same neighborhood (love the location, not bad price for the area)? I
have heard of cases where this has happened that people have been paid back wages for days missed at work. I can't count how many days I've missed from being sick since move in. Since I am a dancer, I this will not apply to me, correct?
Hopefully someone can help! I'm bringing in my mold kit and maintenence records along with pictures to the management office in the morning...
TIA



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