Number of Mold Lawsuits Approaches 160 Against New York City Apartment Complex

NEW YORK - By early August of this year, nearly 160 mold-related lawsuits were filed against the owner and management companies of two large apartment complexes in New York on behalf of individual tenants of the buildings. Rosado v. Henry Phipps Plaza South, et al., No. 114736-2001 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty.).

The lawsuits were filed against Henry Phipps Plaza South, Phipps Housing Services, Inc., and Plaza South Management Company, Inc. In general, they contend that water damage and mold contamination, over the course of several years, have caused structural damage, damaged personal property and caused personal injury to the …