Voices
The people breathing it
Behind every statistic is a household that was healthy before it moved in. Some names have been changed at the speakers' request, for fear of retaliation.
“I just don't think it's fair that I have to live in that condition with my son. They just care about getting their money and that's it.”
Beatriz
Mother, Sunset Ridge Apartments
“My daughter will be outside, she'll be fine. Comes home, nose is stuffy. Nothing is taking away her cough. I bring her to the doctors; she has asthma. Never had asthma before.”
Sierra
Tenant, nursing student
“If I'm like, 'Hey I think there's mold, can you come look at it?' they'll be like, 'No.' I cannot breathe in here.”
Amanda
Registered nurse, tenant
“When my clients get sick, their parents stay home from work and a lot of them are hourly employees. It's this terrible cycle.”
Sarah
Housing attorney
In their words
The wall, the door, the floor — everything is full of mold.
Technically, you're suffocating. People describe asthma as having an elephant sitting on your chest.
Every window you fix cuts into your bottom line. When you look at people as your bottom line, it's never going to work unless the government gets involved.
My kid was hospitalized three times in a row and I lost my job because of this bad housing.
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