HOUSTON — A Houston woman is suing her former apartment complex, alleging that toxic mold in her unit at The Reserve at Westwood Apartments sent both her and her 8-month-old niece to the hospital with serious health complications, including double pneumonia and permanent lung damage.
Dionanna Bailey filed the lawsuit against Reserve at Westwood, Judwin Properties, and Indio Partners, accusing them of negligence after she says repeated complaints about health issues were dismissed by management as “mildew and condensation” rather than mold.
The situation began when Bailey moved into the southwest Houston apartment complex and initially dealt with what she described as a roach and spider-infested unit. She told KHOU 11 News, that when management wouldn’t let her out of her lease, they offered her a different unit, which Bailey says turned out to be contaminated with mold.
“Initially moving in I had some complications with the first unit I rented, it was infested with roaches and spiders.” Bailey said. “They wouldn’t let me out of my lease or give me refund but did give me an option to pick another unit and that’s how I ended up in the mold infested unit.”…