Hey, sorry if this is not in the correct side of Mumsnet. Not the best at working this site.
My sister is renting a new build house, well it’s not brand new but it’s considered newish. She has lived there just over a year, ventilates all rooms really well, makes sure the heating is put on when necessary.
Anyway, she has had mould since the first few weeks/months of moving in appear. She got it sorted. It keeps coming back. I’ve said to her that the landlord should be fixing it. She got in touch with him, he’s said it’s her fault for not opening windows/putting heating on.
She does do both, she has my one year old niece there too so it’s not like she’d leave her house in complete coldness & she does crack the windows open. So the landlord got someone out who painted over this mould or whatever it is with mould paint.
The mould is specifically in two rooms. My sisters bedroom & her bathroom. The house is lovely inside, she keeps it really clean, it’s in a relatively nice area but this mould just keeps making an appearance.
The mould is back with a vengeance & the landlord came out last week & repeated to her that she needs to be opening windows & turning the heating on. She’s told him repeatedly now that she is, she’s not stupid. Thing is, is it his responsibility to get the mould fixed? It’s as if she’s being used as the scapegoat for the mould when it’s definitely been an issue long before she rented the place.
Does anyone know what her rights are as a tenant? & Does anyone know what kind of Mould this is?
Thank you x