Family Files Suit Against Landlord For Moldy Home

A woman and her son have filed a personal injury suit against their landlord, alleging that mold growing in their home caused them to become ill.

According to the suit Cynthia McVay filed individually and behalf of her minor son, Joseph McVay, against John Stephen Nobles in Texas’ Jefferson County Circuit Court on March 27, they rented the property from Nobles and discovered mold all over the house after moving in during the month of September 2006.

The complaint says that the plaintiffs reported the problem to Nobles, who promised to correct the hazard. But, the suit says, he never remedied the problem, causing the McVays to fall ill and suffer respiratory problems.

The suit also claims that the plaintiffs suffered severe physical and mental pain and anguish and incurred medical expenses.

The suit alleges negligence on the part of Nobles for failure to properly maintain the premises, failure to provide adequate warning, failure to properly inspect the premises, failure to remedy the dangerous condition, and failure to properly instruct his employees to place a warning sign on the premises.

The McVays seeks damages within the court’s jurisdictional limits.