She had to leave on October 27. Douglas said her unit was one of 22 that tested positive. Residents in affected apartments have until January 2 to move out permanently. Douglas is one of more than 50 people who are now part of a class action lawsuit filed against apartment owners and managers. Apartment managers said they have not seen the lawsuit and they dispute claims the mold was spread through air ducts.
Management says there are no common air ducts linking apartments.
They said they are developing a specific remediation plan to clean up the mold in affected units. Bruce Klein said he is breaking his lease and moving out, despite an air quality report provided by management that indicated his unit has no stachybotrys mold spores. It's just not worth it. Klein and other residents who live near affected units claim they are having the same unexplainable health problems, so they are ordering their own tests to make sure the stachybotrys problem is not more widespread. Apartment tenants said they expect to get the results of lab tests in a few weeks.