A Las Vegas family’s desperate plea for help has exposed what housing advocates say is a pattern of neglect by a major corporate landlord, where tenants are forced to live in conditions that threaten their health and safety.
13 Investigates: This family’s fight for safe housing reveals a bigger problem in Las Vegas
Corporate Landlord Faces Scrutiny Over Mold-infested Apartments Affecting Low-income Families
The Higuera family contacted 13 Investigates after feeling trapped in their Wood Ridge Villas apartment near Eastern and Owens, where toxic black mold covers walls and ceilings, making their children sick.
“The mold built up the rashes on our skin. And we’ve been really congested, sneezing, coughing a lot,” said Nia, 10, who has asthma that her family says has worsened due to the mold exposure…