An elderly Bronx woman who told The Post that her home’s mold infestation has been ignored by the city Housing Authority even after she sued was finally paid a visit by the agency over the weekend.
“I guess they got some word from somebody,” 83-year-old Albertha Fernandez said Sunday from her Forest Houses apartment.
The female NYCHA worker “came here on a Saturday, and they never do no business on a Saturday,” Fernandez said.
The worker said “she knew about” the mold, according to the senior, adding the worker swore other staffers would be by Monday morning to address the issue.
Fernandez, who has lived in the complex since 1956, said she first started reporting the uninhabitable conditions in 2015 and filed a lawsuit against NYCHA in December.
NYCHA is required to address most mold repairs within a week, as per a 2013 settlement following a class-action lawsuit. The law allows them 15 days to resolve more complicated cases.
The city has not met either requirement, according to Fernandez.
“They think they can do this in two days, but they can’t do this in no two days,” she said, gesturing to the mold-coated structure. “My feelings haven’t changed, they ain’t done nothing yet.”
NYCHA did not respond to a request for comment Sunday.
Fernandez said she plans to file another suit against the department once she gets her hospital records — claiming she broke her hip moving items for NYCHA inspectors who never showed.