Tenants Allege that Homeowners Maliciously Failed to Disclose Presence of Crawl Space Harboring Mold, Mildew and Microorganisms

SANTA ANA, Calif. - The owners of a Costa Mesa rental home allegedly concealed the presence of standing water that fostered mold growth in a crawl space beneath the home, exposing the tenants to unhealthy conditions, to ensure monthly rental payments and prevent the expenditure of repairing the conditions. Merideth Fleener, et al. v. Archibald Kindrat, et al., No. n/a (Calif. Super. Ct., Orange Cty.).

The Sept. 5, 2001 complaint alleged that the homeowners were well aware that the house had mold problems when they rented it to the Fleeners, that the homeowners withheld that information throughout Merideth Fleener's pregnancy …