A West Lothian lady has hit out on the council saying she has fought with them for over a yr to repair black mould that had been “papered over”.
Tamara MacDonald, who's diabetic, stated she is apprehensive about how the damp and mold that she discovered all by way of her Addiewell house is effecting her well being.
She stated the she was shocked to seek out the black mould beneath her wallpaper and says it wasn’t handled correctly within the first place.
Tamara stated she felt she needed to take the home as she was dwelling together with her mum - who had not too long ago been a coma after contracting covid - in a cramped house and claims she would return to the underside of the housing listing if she didn’t settle for it.
She stated: “The council have simply flung wallpaper over my mouldy partitions with out remedy.
“They've clearly simply left my kitchen nonetheless filled with mould and flies and so on. I’ve even needed to get pest management out to scrub my backyard because it was filled with canine mess and I don’t have a canine.
“The home wasn’t match for anybody to remain in all my ceilings the place cracked and even the top inspector stated I ought to of by no means been given this home.
“I’ve been preventing with them for over a yr to repair this, I'm simply scunnered.”
Tamara continued: “I‘ve had many inspector out to view the mould they usually all say the identical factor it wants stripped again and handled correctly.
“They even out-sourced an inspector and even he stated that mould simply doesn’t simply disappear.
“They're conscious I've diabetes and apprehensive concerning the mould, I didn’t have a alternative on the time however to take the flat as I used to be sleeping in my mum’s front room however she was simply out of hospital after being in a coma with covid and he or she actually struggles to rise up or down so actually wanted the house.
“It’s a tiny home, sister and brother already keep there.
“You solely get one alternative and if you happen to don’t take that supply then you definitely return to the underside of the housing listing and may very well be ready years once more.
“My housing officer stated it will all get fastened correctly however we're over a yr on and nothing is going on.”
A West Lothian Council spokesperson their housing crew had been partaking with the tenant and would proceed to take action.
He continued: “Following preliminary issues from the tenant, an inspection of the property was carried out in Might 2021 and work came about to rectify recognized points.
“After additional stories of dampness within the property in April 2022, one other inspection was carried out with the council partaking with a specialist dampness contractor to survey the property. This was carried out on the 4th Might 2022 with no indicators of rising or penetrating dampness discovered.
“Proof of condensation was discovered throughout this inspection and proposals have been offered to the tenant to assist keep air flow within the property. An additional investigation of plumbing pipework throughout the kitchen was carried out on the 18th Might 2022 and located no points which required remedial motion.
“To help the tenant with the remedy of the mould effected areas, the council have agreed to hold out remedy and ornament.”
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