THE LUXE AT MERIDIAN APARTMENTS    |    NICHOLE KAGARLITSKY    |    SEATTLE    ,    Washington 98133    Landlord Complaint 20-0692

My roommate and I went on vacation the same time, and I came back a few days before my roommate did. I live in the same unit but in a different room, and my roommate room was locked and I did not have permission to enter her room while she was gone. When I came back from my vacation I did noticed that the carpet in the hallway was a little wet, and there was some kind of moldy smell. I thought maybe we were gone and the heat was not turn on so there were extra moistures in the unit. On June 13, 2010 when my roommate came back from her two week vacation her bathroom ceiling was consumed by molds and mildews due to a leak from the ceiling. Also, her room was wet and smells moldy. On behalf of us my roommate wrote a notice to the manager the same day. We let the manager know that due to the unsafe and serious health risks we have to find alternative way to live. My roommate was able to immediately drive back to Olympia her home town to stay with her parents. Meanwhile, I was not able to find an alternative place to stay. I emailed the manager right away asking for alternative living solution like moving me to a different unit or move me to a hotel, but the manager refused to do so. I was forced to stay in this unit for two nights with all windows and doors open and commercial machines running around the clock in the unit. I had asthmas history. Thus, after being exposed to molds I started having allergy symptoms: skin irritation and rashes, headache, hard to breath, nose and chests congestionsâ?¦ I had to leave work early and visited the doctor. The doctor evaluated that I had symptoms suggestive of toxic mold exposure, and recommended that I find other living arrangement until the mold has been officially abated. Meanwhile, the maintenance guys tried to fix the problem by bleaching and painting over the moldy spots. After they bleached and painted over the moldy spots in the unit, the manager wrote an email to me as if the problem is fixed. I returned to the unit after the bleach has gone, the unit smells like mold again. On June 24th I called the American lungs Associations and they sent out and inspector. The inspector concluded that thereâ??s still mold in the building materials and the unit is not healthy to life in. I deliver my doctor note to the manager, and told her what the inspector found out, but she keeps saying the problem is fixed. June 30th was the last time I visit this place and there was still a big hole on the bathroom's ceiling.