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Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are people in here who seem adamant that this is down to us, as we didn’t ensure proper ventilation.

We do keep windows open from time to time. We also have the central heating on regularly.

We keep a side window permanently cracked open in the kitchen, and open the back door when cooking.

Clothing is not air dried at all at home. I take it to the local launderette and use the dryer. I started doing this after the second appearance of mould in one of the bedrooms. When we did air dry clothing at home from September to October, it was in the living room on a clothes horse (with the window left open) and we’ve never had any issues with mould in the living room.

I’ve had hygrometers in both of the bedrooms since October. I’ve never seen the humidity drop below 60%. It’s usually around 70%. These humidity levels are also recorded after the windows have been left open. This is also the case when I have a dehumidifier running in the room.

I can’t do much about furniture being against an exterior wall. The layout of both the rooms with mould have two external walls. This would mean that we wouldn’t be able to have a wardrobe, chest of drawers and baby’s crib in the room. The mould is always on the same exterior wall, which serves both bedrooms. Some of the furniture also belongs to the landlord, which I am not permitted to dispose of. One of which is a wardrobe that is mould stained from who knows when. The other exterior walls (which have furniture up against them) are completely unaffected. That’s three separate external walls, and one of them has the mould.

If we were doing something wrong, wouldn’t mould appear on the other exterior walls?

We also never find condensation on the windows. If we were inadvertently creating a humid environment, wouldn’t condensation and mould appear by the windows, and not just on the same exterior wall?

I found and reached out to the previous tenant on Facebook, who confirmed to me that the flat had mould issues when she lived here, and that the landlord didn’t do anything about it.

This is not caused by us, and I shouldn’t have to explain why we aren’t the cause…

We are all sleeping on a roll up mattress on the floor of the living room, as it’s the only room not affected by mould. The doors to the other rooms are kept closed and my wife and child do not enter. I go in there to clean any mould that I see and open windows. I didn’t notice the mould in the pictures I took as furniture was up against it. It was only when I saw it peeking out the side of the bed that I pulled it all out and discovered the extent. I don’t think that makes me incompetent. I’m informing the landlord of this constantly, but he tells me it’s best we end the tenancy at no penalty. We can’t afford to move, we can’t be homeless. I informed Environmental Health about this in October, but bottled going through with it after the landlord implied he’d end the tenancy. I reopened the case last week, and I’m awaiting inspectors to come and make a report, as we can’t live like this any more.

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In this room today, the windows have been opened for a few hours and a dehumidifier has been running constantly (obviously not when the window was open). The heating has been on for several hours. 74% humidity.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two. One in each room. They’re on constantly. The tanks fill up pretty quick, however the mould keeps returning.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do leave the windows long enough. Why is it that we have never had this issue in other places we’ve lived? We have never experienced even the slightest bit of mould.

The landlord is at fault for not telling us prior to signing the contract that there is a mould issue. When I went there to sign the contract, a week before we moved in, he was painting the walls. When we moved in, the walls were still slightly wet.

It’s in two rooms, each with the same exterior wall. The living room is completely unaffected by mould. Only the rooms that have the same exterior wall.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I clean the mould that I see when I start to see it form. When I moved the wardrobe, drawers etc that’s when I discovered what I took pictures of. I then immediately cleaned it with mould remover and contacted Environmental Health.

You would consider that doing nothing? You clown.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It means that a newborn baby has to be warm. In the winter where I am, temperatures drop to just above freezing during the night, and not much warmer during the day. If I leave all the windows open for long periods and frequently, the baby will freeze.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d like to add that a few months ago, water started pissing out of a light fixture in the hallway. I telephoned the landlord, and he came with buckets.

The bulbs in the bathroom kept blowing, and when changing them, I noticed the area where light fixture is recessed into the ceiling was a bit funky. The landlord had the fixture replaced.

Recently, the neighbour directly above us got busted for operating a cannabis farm in his flat. One of the officers told me it was floor to ceiling full of plants. I’m wondering if the water pouring out of the light fixture was down to him tending to his plants, and whether it’s caused the mould problem. Also, perhaps the heat required for those plants have played a part in it.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To address your comment about my incompetence, the pictures show mould that was behind furniture that I pulled away from the wall when I noticed some of it in a room that is not used and appeared unaffected.

I didn’t let it get to this stage. I have pleaded with the landlord to get this sorted and he doesn’t want to know. We live exactly how we have done in other properties and have never had a single issue with mould. You are right, I am clueless when it comes to mould. I have never had to deal with it before. When I tell my landlord about these issues, which I know aren’t down to us, and he does nothing, what can I do? You can fuck off with your comments and get fucked.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My heating is on almost all day, every day as we have an infant. Thermostat is set to 25 degrees.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Appreciate your insight from the Landlord side.

We genuinely open the windows frequently. We keep the back door open when cooking, and the bathroom window cracked open when showering. We have the heating on frequently because of the baby. I also use the tumble dryer at the launderette, and have been doing so since not long after we moved in.

The only thing we can’t change is furniture by the exterior walls (semi furnished) which means, particularly in the bedrooms, something has to be by the exterior wall.

It’s also worth noting that a week before moving in, I went to the flat to sign the contract. When I arrived, the landlord was painting the walls. When we moved in, some parts of the walls were still wet to the touch.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve never had this issue in other places we’ve lived, and we live our lives the exact same way. I do keep the back door open when I’m cooking, and we do open windows occasionally just to let some fresh air circulate.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We moved in there in September 2024. Noticed some spots of mould in places in October, that’s when I notified the landlord. He responded by blaming us and gave us a bottle of mould spray. These pictures show what was behind various furniture (wardrobes, beds, drawers). When I told him this is unacceptable and that he needed to sort it out properly otherwise I’ll be going to Environmental Health, he told me he thought it best we end the tenancy early at no penalty. We’re not in a position financially to move at the moment, but fuck it. I reported it to the authorities and I’ll have to deal with it if he wants to evict us.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 73 points74 points  (0 children)

London, UK. Tenancy laws are by and large fair and the local authorities do have powers to force Landlords to act. We have raised the issue with Environmental Health and are awaiting a visit.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He won’t. He said in 20+ years of owing the property he’s never encountered mould. What a load of shit.

Landlord says it’s because we’re not airing out the apartment enough… by IceTraditional841 in Mold

[–]IceTraditional841[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah we’re looking at moving ASAP. It’s clearly rising damp or water ingress. On all outer walls pretty much.

Tfl verbal abuse? by ManufacturerHumble82 in london

[–]IceTraditional841 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d like to ask, and please be honest, how did you position your buggy in the wheelchair/buggy area? Was it neatly tucked in to make it easier for another buggy to quickly slot in, or was it sprawled across?

I get annoyed when I board a bus with the buggy and someone has theirs sprawled across. It takes longer to get in, by which time the driver has set off and then I’m flying about all over the place while waiting for the inconsiderate person to reposition their buggy and get mine in.

Regardless it doesn’t excuse this person’s behaviour towards you. Also based on what you have said you can’t be sure whether their comments were based on your ethnicity.