Black Mold Private Landlord won't help

civetcat

The council's environmental health dept can serve a notice on the landlord to deal with the mould (I used to work in this area). Be specific it's about the mould, say that floors are coming up and mention any vulnerabilities (eg disability and health conditions, especially respiratory ones, which can be exacerbated by mould). If the environmental health aren't helping, they should contact the local councillor

I was going to suggest this. A former neighbour rented a property and it was really damp. Clothes in the cupboard had mould on them, as did shoes.

She got the council to come out (even though it was a private rental) and they made the landlady treat the mould and provide a dehumidifier.

I'd suggest speaking to Shelter...they have a free helpline and are very good with advising re' housing issues.

Another option is to take photos etc and then put a formal complaint in to the council, asking why the licence is being renewed, given the various problems that remain unaddressed.

I contacted environmental health years ago as civetcat says. They gave the landlord a time frame to treat the mould - treat the single-brick and dry line the room in this case.

If the landlord hadn't done it then they would have carried out the work and put a charge on the house.

They went back to check the work had been done correctly.

The council's environmental health dept can serve a notice on the landlord to deal with the mould (I used to work in this area). Be specific it's about the mould, say that floors are coming up and mention any vulnerabilities (eg disability and health conditions, especially respiratory ones, which can be exacerbated by mould). If the environmental health aren't helping, they should contact the local councillor

If the OP had come back with a bit more information I could maybe have offered some practical help🙄

Unfortunately landlords tend to blame mould on tenants lifestyle. There may be things he can do to improve conditions in his room.

Maybe try contacting Environmental Health at the council for help.

Do you have copies of all written notifications and/or dates and times of verbal communication about this?

I suggest your son contacts environmental health which doesn't appear to have been done yet as black mould is a recognised health hazard.

As a former residential landlord, it makes me so angry that some landlords are able to get away with this .

I hope you can get something sorted.

I wonder if the disabled neighbour could ‘push’ the situation with Social Services or his medical team, if the mold is affecting his health? Maybe an inspection on his or her health grounds might be more thorough and effective? I’m assuming that your son sees his daughter? The spores could well be detrimental to her health too. Are you sure the property is properly registered as an HMO?

Should things not improve, is there any reason why your son can’t move? It certainly sounds like a situation that isn’t going to change, in the immediate future.

It sounds like he should move somewhere else - a bad landlord is no good and it's very hard to get things like that treated.

Who inspects the property? Is this a licence issued by the Council?

Has he tried his MP?