A WOMAN whose eight-year-old son has severe asthma has complained about mould and damp issues in her Yatton property and said she is “terrified” he may die.
The resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said she has been living in difficult conditions for six years, and added her son has asthma and a collapsed lung.
The woman said she lives in a house through the housing association, Alliance Homes.
"I’ve been living here for seven years and I first reported mould six years ago," she said. “They didn’t do anything about it, just told me to wipe it off,” she said.
Alliance came out and said there’s no ventilation and the fans are not working, the woman said. “It got so bad there’s a hole in the ceiling," she said.
“I am terrified my son’s going to die.”
Alliance Homes has a dedicated team to help residents with such concerns, a spokesperson said.
The organisation took added steps because of her son’s condition even though no mould was found in a visit to the property October 16.
The housing association offered the family an alternative two-bedroom house for immediate let October 17 but the woman turned the offer down, Alliance said. It also housed the family temporarily in a bed and breakfast.
Alliance has an appointment November 21 to change the extractor fans and decorate the property, including the ceiling, and to install a humidity sensor.
An Alliance Homes spokesperson said: “We’re sorry for the issues our customer has experienced with her home, and the distress this has caused her. We take her concerns about damp, mould, and her son’s health very seriously."
North Somerset Council said its housing service has provided general advice to the resident on managing damp and mould.
“While we would expect the housing provider to work with them to resolve any issues in the first instance, the resident can contact us for further advice and support with their housing issue if necessary,” the council said.
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