A housing association is fined after failing to deal with the damp and mould issues in the house.
By Daniel Mumby & Clara BullockA housing association that allowed a blind woman with a heart condition to live in a mouldy house for years has been fined.Issues were noted in numerous inspections between 2018 and 2021, but a lack of action led the woman to complain to the housing ombudsman.The housing association - based in Eastleigh, Hampshire - has apologised to the woman, who has since moved to another of its properties.
The property was inspected on 29 November 2019, during which time it was noted there were damp and mould issues in the main bedroom, with one wall "very damp/wet to touch". At the time, a doctor said the woman's son had developed a bad chest as a result of a fungal infection caused by the mould.Damp problems in the bedroom and kitchen were found to be persisting on 25 March 2019, with a further inspection in July 2019 finding "mould spores all around the exterior walls and rake of ceiling".
Despite anti-mould paint being applied to all surfaces on 3 September of that year, "extreme dampness and mould issues" were noted in inspections in January 2020 and January 2021, leading to the formal complaint being lodged. In the woman's complaint, she said the mould situation was "getting severely out of hand", to the extent she had been forced to throw away all her soft furnishings.
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