Not having bathrooms is uninhabitable

LB refused to do mold remediation until a case was filed with The Better Business Bureau and government agencies were contacted.

Mold continues to grow in new areas, yet Betty Olaya claims there isn't mold in the air, despite a licensed mold remover stated the work will take at least 4-5 days instead of the 2 he originally thought.

Betty Olaya wants tenants to remain living in the mold infested apartment unit while removal is going on, and does not provide for testing of air quality after the completion of removal.

"You will not have access to your two bathrooms" while mold remediation is going on-

no bathrooms = uninhabitable by Los Angeles Municipal Codes

"You should make arrangements to vacate"- after tenants paid full rent.

LB is in breach of contract for not providing a habitable space as stated in the lease- 2 BR, 2 BA

Got Mold?

Mold in bathroom floors at 9850 Zelzah Ave, Northridge, CA 91325

Northpoint (LB Prop) building manager Cynthia Landau at 10:30 AM on 1.27.2010 on phone with Trish from New Life Flooring- both decided to tell unprotected workers to keep glue-ing linoleum over old linoleum to cover up black mold eye witnessed by Landau 1.27.2010. Both were notified with photos over email at 10:13 AM 1.27.2010.

Mold living in walls at 9850 Zelzah

Here's how to get help.

In Los Angeles County- call- 818-902-4470 for Environmental Health.

Do not let mold get painted over or covered up with linoleum- like what happened at Northpoint Apartments- 9850 Zelzah Avenue in Northridge.

This got LB Property a citation from OSHA (Occupational Safety) also. The building manager, Cynthia Landau, refused to stop work on cover up jobs and exposed workers to mold growing in the building. For months, LB's Chief of Operations, Craig Tice, refused to have the mold tested for toxicity. He merely had Betty Olaya have it painted over numerous times. Each time, the mold grew back and paint peeled.

Do not put workers' health at risk by making them work/remove mold without respitory aid. OSHA can be reached at 818-901-5403.

Also look up properties at: http://lahd.lacity.org/lahdinternet/CodeEnforcement/tabid/327/Default.aspx

Find out their history with LA Housing Authority before renting. For example, Northpoint has gotten "substandard" ratings with inspectors and has open work orders from the city currently.

Also, have your landlord do testing with a certified environmental air quality tester and have mold removal abatement done by licensed removers such as A.D.E. Environmental at 661-212-8928 who will wear haz-mat suits and build plastic containment units.

LB had work orders for painters to remove a wall full of mold, until they were told about California's 2001 Toxic Mold Protection Act.

Do not let landlords strong arm you into not protecting yourself and those around you like LB had Jason Landau and Betty Olaya tell tenants no one would help them with mold and that no other tenants complained of leaks. These are tactics some people will use in attempts to keep you from exercising your civil rights.

Know how to navigate the government to find the right people to help you.

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Cynthia Magnus gets H&M and Wal-Mart to stop destroying their un-sold clothing items and donate them to people instead.

Full story here:

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The EPA provides a lot of useful information to keep your living area healthy-

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