Shanekia Grissett’s calm demeanor belies the stressful nature of her latest crisis, akin to how the sweet scent of the manadarin cranberry candle she’s lit masks her home’s countless blemishes.
There is black mold blooming on the walls in her bathroom, exposed electrical wires and the frame of the front door is falling apart. The strike plate is worn out, making the locked door feel questionable at times.
Grissett had high hopes moving in 2019 into the 3-bedroom trailer in Longs with her daughter, Chloe, now 10, who suffers from a rare neurological disorder that prevents her from walking, talking or eating on her own. The landlord had promised to install a ramp, she said, to make it easier for her to move Chloe in and out of the house, but that never happened…