Tenant awarded $1 million in mold suit

TEWKSBURY, MA — After four years of litigation, a tenant who was sickened by mold was awarded $1 million for her sufferings, according to WCVB-TV.


Helen Herman, formally of 56 River Road, claims that her complaints of mold in the house she was renting was making her ill were ignored by her landlords, the story stated.


According to the story, severe asthma was triggered by mold exposure and is among the things that permanently disabled Herman, forcing her to leave her Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) job of 20 years.


All of Herman's possessions became contaminated and she was forced to throw everything she owned away, the story noted.


Attorney Robert Doyle said: "[The landlords] just kept turning it over after slapping on a new coat of paint."


Under the Consumer Protection Act, the judge could double or even triple the jury's verdict due to negligence on the part of the landlords, the story added.