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Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:59:19 -0700
From: Richard Childers <fscked@sbcglobal.net>
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To: ggoade@ci.fortuna.ca.us, ray.smith@co.humboldt.ca.us
Subject: 137 12th Street: Found Mildew Growing On Daughter's Pillow
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Gentlemen,

Subject says it all.

I know you're saying, 'Why don't you move', but I don't have any money. 
We are penniless.

(If you haven't noticed, ~25% of the working population of the United 
States is unemployed, just now. Percentage is probably higher, here in 
Humboldt County.)

I've been researching this topic and I think what we have here is Sick 
Building Syndrome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick_building_syndrome
https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=sick+building+syndrome

I think we have a full ecosystem here:

- decaying wood (cabinets, under sinks, etc)
- microflora (fungi, mold, mildew)
- microfauna (paper lice, cockroaches, mice)
- parasites (fleas, ticks, bed bugs)

I don't have a solution just yet - but we start by describing the problem.

I'm also trying to draft a lawsuit for failure to address habitability 
issues, but that is a slower and more complicated process, and less 
certain, too.

I'm going to start documenting the mold on the baseboards with my 
camera, and then cleaning it with bleach, and documenting the 
before-and-after. We'll see how long it is before the mold returns.


Regards,

~richard