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Omaha apartment mold problem spawns mushroom

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By The Associated Press

Friday, Oct 10, 2008 - 12:05:05 pm CDT

OMAHA — An Omaha woman says her repeated complaints of mold in her apartment went unheeded — until she found a mushroom growing from her carpet.

Jessica Roccaforte says she complained to apartment managers about mold, but says they and maintenance workers denied there was problem. Instead, they painted over mold stains.

When she found a mushroom growing from her carpet, she called the city housing inspector.

Chief housing inspector Kevin Denker says it’s rare for a moisture problem to get so bad that mushrooms can grow.

Denker’s office cited the apartment owners and posted a sign saying the apartment is unsafe for human occupancy.

The apartments’ corporate manager says a civil engineer has been hired to fix the problem.

Roccaforte and her baby now live in a new apartment in the same complex.


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Huh wrote on October 10, 2008 12:53 pm:
" It might have helped if she would have cleaned her carpet also. Obviously, this was an extreme case of moisture, but she could have also helped her situation. "

 Ignignokt wrote on October 10, 2008 3:25 pm:
" Cleaning the carpet won't get rid of moisture that keeps entering the apartment. The mold won't grow without moisture. This IS an issue that the apartment owner is responsible for...not the tenant. "

 Monique wrote on October 10, 2008 11:02 pm:
" This is the kind of thing that often happens with global warming. When everything gets so heated up, you will find all kinds of strange things growing in your house. You probably read in an earlier article that the armadillos have also invaded Lincoln. "

 too much moisture wrote on October 11, 2008 12:00 am:
" We had hundreds of them growing in our bedroom last year - especially where the cat had peed on the rug. You have to get rid of the moisture or else you will have mold and even mushrooms. "

 oak williams activist wrote on October 11, 2008 8:09 am:
" painted over the mold... "

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