Leaky Bathtub Raising Health Concerns in Uniontown

From the West Alabama Newsroom–

A Uniontown couple claims a leaky bathtub in their house is inflicting main security and well being considerations — for his or her household.

Michael Pope and Jenae Honorable — and their 4 kids — stay in a public housing unit in Uniontown. The couple says — each time anybody makes use of the tub — water leaks from beneath it.

“I’ve been begging the housing authority to come out and fix these leaks. And stop this water from running in all my kids rooms,” mentioned Pope.

“Under the Fair Housing Act, I don’t know all the rules but, I know for a fact that this is not liveable for us. A family that stays in low income housing,” mentioned Honorable.

They say the leaking water damages the flooring, the partitions — and their furnishings. But most significantly — they are saying it’s inflicting mould.

“At night time it’s so strong that I had to move my kids to another room. Cause, it stopped they breathing,” mentioned Pope.

“My kids they deal with allergies. So, they’re constantly sneezing,” mentioned Honorable.

“I deal with it too. My eyes stay running, my nose, all of that. I got real bad sinuses. They have real bad sinuses. So, it’ll like trigger it to the point where they can’t even breathe some times.”

The couple says they’ve been coping with the problem for a number of months now. But when their kids began getting sick — the scenario went from simply being a nuisance — to being a critical well being concern.

“This my family and I love them. And I’m going to protect them all I can,” mentioned Pope.

Officials at Uniontown Housing Authority declined to touch upon the matter underneath the recommendation of authorized counsel.