Mom of two pregnant children forced to sleep on the couch with her sons of 2 and 3 years, the bedroom is so moldy

A mother with two children is forced to sleep on a couch with her young sons every night, as their rooms are excessively damp and moldy.

But housing badociation bosses blamed condensation on the use of a tumble dryer in an unventilated room.

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Pregnant Abbie Cook Dukes and her worried mother, Joanna Dukes, spoke at Birmingham Live about the problem, which resulted in the removal of mildew-ridden furniture, stroller, clothes and rugs.

Joanna said that there had been "a serious problem of moisture and mold" in the council house for almost four years.

The grandmother added, "The smell of the bedrooms is terrible; it hits the bottom of your throat. His two young boys can not have their own room, it's unhealthy. "

It rejected an badertion by the Walsall Housing Group (WHG) – which owns and manages about 21,000 properties in the Midlands – that condensation caused the spread of mold on walls, carpets and ceilings.

Joanna told Birmingham Live that "the windows are open when necessary, and no, this can not be removed with bleach or an anti-mildew.

"He keeps coming back."

She said that despite the treatment of mold by WHG after filing a complaint by Abbie, there remained a problem.

The smell of the rooms is awful; it hits the bottom of your throat. His two young boys can not have their own room, it's unhealthy.

Grandma, Joanna Dukes

The property is so wet that Abbie faces an invasion of "snails when it rains and ants in the summer".

Joanna added, "She can not raise a newborn in these conditions, it's unhealthy.

"She needs to be moved for the health and safety of these young children."

Abbie from Brownhills, whose children are two or three years old, added, "I try to raise two children and have another one on the way, and I worry about their health.

"I'm worried for them to breathe in the mold. We clean it but it just comes back. "

She said it was "depressing" because "we three slept on the living room couch because the rooms are really bad".

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Abbie has claimed compensation in the past, but Joanna urged the housing badociation to do more.

She said that Walsall was supposed to install scaffolding around the property and "clean the walls", but that was not done.

And despite the walls and ceilings being painted, you can still feel the excess mold, Joanna added.

Clothes dryer

Nigel Harris, WHG Home Maintenance Manager, said the group takes the health and safety of customers very seriously.

He added: "In 2016, when we were informed of these problems, [we] has proceeded to major renovations of the property to remedy moisture and agreed financial compensation with Mrs. Cook-Dukes.

"After a visit to the property before Christmas, investigators discovered that the recent mold resulted from condensation due to the use of a dryer in an unventilated room.

"We have advised the customer on ways to prevent condensation from forming in the future, and now that the parts have been properly ventilated, we will be treating and repainting the walls urgently."

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