Winnipeg family fighting for fix to rental unit’s mould issue
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Mould issues in an East Kildonan apartment suite has left a Winnipeg couple who recently immigrated to the city feeling frustrated.
Mould issues in an East Kildonan apartment suite has left a Winnipeg couple who recently immigrated to the city feeling frustrated.
The couple worries the mould in their home may be putting their one-year-old son’s health at risk.
While efforts have been made to address the issue, the family feels more should be done to deal with the problem.
Palak Sharma, her husband Dixit and their one-year-old son have been living in the apartment for more than two years. The couple is originally from India. Sharma said when they first moved in, they liked their place.
“It was really good and everything was really nice,” she said. “I’m very happy because my husband got this apartment before I came here.”
Over the past two winters, Sharma said mould has become a problem in their rental suite, which they’ve been leasing on a yearly basis.
She said last winter the building’s caretaker cleaned the walls and got rid of the mould but it returned in October.
