Mum living in 'mould-ridden' flat claims she was ignored for five years by landlord and council
07.12.2022 - 14:33
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A mum living in a 'mould-ridden' house from hell claims she was ignored for five years by her landlord and council. Selenawit Asfaha alleges that she has developed asthma from living at the property.
The mother moved into the Bristol flat seven years ago and continued to live there after her son was born. However, things started to go wrong at her home, five years ago, when the ceiling caved in water began to come into her son's room.
Selenawit now has asthma, a condition she alleges occurred from living in the ground floor flat she had privately rented from MG Properties. The company is owned by Melvin Walters, who is believed by the tenants, to own several properties in the area, reports Bristol Live.
Selenawit said: “The leak started about five years ago. [Mr Walters] said he would fix it but when he came he put in silicone and it would then start again after a few months. The baby couldn’t sleep because there was noise and shouting in the night and sometimes the fire alarm would go off at three in the morning, it was very very bad.
“Many times the health visitor would come and take a picture but nothing would change. I don’t know the rules in the UK and when I asked the landlord for help he ignored me.
“I went to the council but they said they couldn’t do anything because it is a privately rented house. Sometimes I would stay with a friend on the weekend because there were a lot of people coming in and out, drinking and I couldn’t sleep there.
“It was hell for me. I have asthma, I got it from living in this house."
The mother also alleges the house is cold in the winter and riddled with mice who 'come in every day'. Selenawit added: "There is a lot of mould and the house isn’t [secure] so in the winter it’s very cold.
"In