water damage

[Roderick Usher]

Aarrrrrrgh!

My son woke me up at 2:30 last night because...the ceiling fell on his head!!!!!

Actually, just bits of stucco and plaster, but water was dripping on his bed and all over the floor. This has been an ongoing problem and I have bitched and bitched about it, but I took another tactic this morning and it's working.

I wrote a letter to the landlord requesting a rent reduction and cc'd it to the Los Angeles County Dept. Of Health...with this little sentence in the middle of it

"The fact that there was standing water alarms me greatly as Stachybotrys chartarum, (a known Mycotoxin capable of causing rashes, headache, nausea, muscle aches, pains and fatigue) grows on wet material with high cellulose content, such as fiberboard, drywall, newspaper, gypsum board, wood, cardboard, paper, dust, lint, and wallboard."

Should you ever have a similar problem, just drop this in a letter to your landlord and send a copy to the board of health... the landlord will jump to action like a hungry puppy to avoid a health-risk lawsuit!

[newb]

The fact that there was standing water alarms me greatly as Stachybotrys chartarum, (a known Mycotoxin capable of causing rashes, headache, nausea, muscle aches, pains and fatigue) grows on wet material with high cellulose content, such as fiberboard, drywall, newspaper, gypsum board, wood, cardboard, paper, dust, lint, and wallboard."



hmmmm.....sounds like another screenplay is afoot.

I can see the tag line already

" Freddy May Be Dead...but its still not Safe in Bed"

"ATTACK OF THE STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM"

its got a nice ring to it

[Doc Faustus]

I hate water damage. Flooding destroyed my Don Quixote with Gustave Dore woodcuts that I'd found for five dollars at a flea market, as well as every episode of Kids in the Hall and MST3K that I'd taped. But, the chill and disease part also sucks. it's very disconcerting.

[hellfire1]

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

Aarrrrrrgh!

My son woke me up at 2:30 last night because...the ceiling fell on his head!!!!!

Actually, just bits of stucco and plaster, but water was dripping on his bed and all over the floor. This has been an ongoing problem and I have bitched and bitched about it, but I took another tactic this morning and it's working.

I wrote a letter to the landlord requesting a rent reduction and cc'd it to the Los Angeles County Dept. Of Health...with this little sentence in the middle of it

"The fact that there was standing water alarms me greatly as Stachybotrys chartarum, (a known Mycotoxin capable of causing rashes, headache, nausea, muscle aches, pains and fatigue) grows on wet material with high cellulose content, such as fiberboard, drywall, newspaper, gypsum board, wood, cardboard, paper, dust, lint, and wallboard."

Should you ever have a similar problem, just drop this in a letter to your landlord and send a copy to the board of health... the landlord will jump to action like a hungry puppy to avoid a health-risk lawsuit!

Sounds like the problems the bf and I have been having for the past 5 months. Wonder if that tactic would work over here...

[Marroe]

The same thing happened to me when I was about 11. I was sitting on the sofa watching TV one morning and the ceiling just fell on me! It was more than just bits though, this was more like big chunks actually.:rolleyes: Pretty scary shit. Good thing he wasn't hurt.

[Angelakillsluts]

at first I thought it was the ceiling fan that fell on his head and I was like :eek:

[illdojo]

Your landlord had better fix your ceiling. If your son was to get hurt or your family became sick....man, fuck that!!! I hope everything works out, and I'm glad your son is O.K. :cool:

[Phalanx]

Assuming our law are anything alike, the landlord providing structural safety and ongoing stability of a dwelling leased out to a tennant is obligatory.
Have them fix it as a priority, it's your right.

[Roderick Usher]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

Assuming our law are anything alike, the landlord providing structural safety and ongoing stability of a dwelling leased out to a tennant is obligatory.
Have them fix it as a priority, it's your right.

They're on the job.

It had been "fixed" a couple of times, but keeps dripping.

Due to the bitching, they did something that I've been told was impossible - they fixed a leaking roof on a rainy day:D

And I'm getting a break on next month's rent!!

[Disease]

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

They're on the job.

It had been "fixed" a couple of times, but keeps dripping.

Due to the bitching, they did something that I've been told was impossible - they fixed a leaking roof on a rainy day:D

And I'm getting a break on next month's rent!!

You got to stick it to them about the rent... Whenever they take time to fix things you have to ask for a concession... You are not paying to live somewhere with these problems...