A Milwaukee family is scrambling to find new housing after discovering their rental apartment is not only contaminated with lead, but also classified as an illegal dwelling.
Alexandra Shelvik and Tyree Wheeler have been living with their son, Kendrick, in a second and third-floor apartment where lead remediation was taking place.
In the last month, this family learned their son has high levels of lead in his blood, which they believe is a direct result of the landlord’s improper lead paint removal…