DAYTON — Residents are dealing with mold and water damage at Dayton apartment building.
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As reported News Center 7 Daybreak and 11:00, the apartment building is located on Middle Street and is owned by Greater Dayton Premier Management (GDPM).
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GDPM says they are actively working to fix the problems.
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A year ago, News Center 7 was in the same apartment complex. A man showed us the mold on his walls and a water-soaked carpet.
He moved out, but more residents are suffering from the same issue.
“I can’t walk on my carpet because it’s saturated,” said Bennie Robinson, Jr. “You can smell it.”
GPDM said the building’s cooling system relies on water being pushed through a central chiller. At this time, only one of the two pumps is fully functioning.
As a result, condensation is now forming on the internal pipes, and some of the individual air conditioning units are dripping.
“Every summer, it’s Katrina in here. When you turn the AC on,” Mamir Jackson said.
Jackson has lived in her unit since 2017.
“My God baby said, ‘Mamie, it’s raining in the kitchen.’ I was like ‘You’re kidding?’ And it’s been like Katrina ever since,” she said.
Jackson said mold started growing in her apartment and water began flooding the carpet about two years after she moved in.
She’s made multiple requests for maintenance to fix the problem.
“They brought in environmental people in here, and then they had us leave up out of here... Then after that was completed, they had contractors come in here to do the drywall and paint it,” Jackson said.
GDPM said they understand people are frustrated. They ordered pumps to get rid of the excess water near the AC units and hope to get them installed next week.
Maintenance will go to each apartment and check on every AC unit, according to the management.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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