A desperate mum says her home is so damp and mouldy that she recently slipped and was electrocuted.
Laurie Mcfarlane, 32, has been plagued by damp and mould with water seeping through her downstairs floors in Silverdale, Lancashire.
The mum-of-five said the situation is so bad, she recently slipped on her soaked kitchen floor after being electrocuted a few weeks earlier.
She has had to change her living room carpet four times in just six years due to black mould.
There is also a leak in her upstairs bathroom and under her kitchen sink, destroying their latest carpet with water damage.
Laurie said she has been complaining to Aspire Housing about the state of her home ever since she moved in but nothing has worked despite efforts to fix it.
Now the housing association has offered to move her and her five children – aged 12, seven, six, four and one – into temporary accommodation.
But Laurie wants them to either resolve the problems or move her somewhere permanent, reports Birmingham Live.
She said: "I moved here in May 2016 but it kept flooding all around the property and the water would come up through my floors.
"It's getting worse and worse and there is damp everywhere in my house, the mould is terrible and it smells musty.
"The carpets are constantly wet, you have to step through squelching water."
Over the years, Laurie has gone through three lots of carpets in her living room and on her stairs while the carpets upstairs also need replacing.
She said: "I've had to use my £140 rug out of the living room to stem the water coming through the flooring. I'm on Universal Credit and I can't keep paying for new carpets.
"A couple of weeks ago I slipped on the water coming up through the floor in my kitchen and smashed all my knee. I've still got a lump there now.
"I've also got a leak coming from my bathroom upstairs and the water comes through the light in my kitchen.
"I was electrocuted about three weeks ago, it shot up my arm and there was smoke."
The mum said despite being electrocuted and living with five children, still nobody has visited to check her electrics.
She also complained of a leak in her kitchen sink, peeling wallpaper and severe damp.
"I've complained to Aspire and last year they came out to do a condensation survey and found that there was 68 to 69 per cent moisture," she continued.
"I had dehumidifying systems and extractor fans installed and a mould wash done at my own expense and it still hasn't rectified it.
"They came and did the survey again 12 months later and the moisture was between 45 and 49 per cent which is still classed as average to high.
"I'm expected to keep footing the bill for these things and I've had enough. No matter how much money I spend, you can't rectify it.
"It's got to the point now where Aspire have said they need to move me but they don't have a four bedroom property available. It's an absolute disgrace."
Laurie said her son was put on antibiotics this week for a chest and ear infection and her other children are constantly coughing. Now Laurie says she will consider starting legal proceedings if nothing is done.
She added: "I need to be in a house that is actually liveable. No matter how high I have my heating on, I can't ever get the house warm because the walls are all damp and the floors are damp.
"I know it's not safe for us to be here and breathing in the spores from the mould. Why should me and my children be subjected to that?
"The people that work for Aspire get to go home to their dry houses. I'm going to look at legal proceedings because I'm not getting anywhere with them."
Director of communities at Aspire Housing Alun Bragg said the association has kept close contact with Laurie to resolve the repair issues identified and her request to consider relocation to another home.
He added: "We have carried out a detailed survey of the home and have since completed a number of repairs, with some further work still to be undertaken.
"This will take place at the earliest opportunity and may require Ms McFarlane to move into temporary accommodation to allow safe working.
"We have also received a request for a permanent relocation to another home and are currently exploring this option with Ms McFarlane and her family.
"We understand the frustration and stress that she is experiencing and will continue to work closely with her to resolve all of the issues raised."
