Some Antigo residents will have a rough Christmas. And their new year will not start off well either -- they may find themselves homeless.
Several residents in the Forest Ave Mobile Home Court have mold in their trailers. Some of the trailers have been condemned by the Langlade County Health Department. Residents have thirty days to get out and find a new place to live.
"I've been very sick...coughing, runny nose, [I'm] congested at all times," says Louise Tiegs, who had her trailer condemned. But Tiegs has another problem, and that has to do with the owner of the trailer park, Randy Bouche.
"Randy doesn't take care of anything," said Tiegs. "I asked him on Wednesday to take care of the mold in his trailer and he said 'get out of [the] trailer'."
The mold is just the tip of the iceberg. And other residents agreed with Tiegs -- they say Bouche has not helped with their other issues.
Kerry Riley-Weber said she had an issue with her electrical box that Bouche should have paid for because it was off her property.
"The whole thing cost me $200 because Randy would not pay for his responsibility," she said.
The manager at another trailer park Bouche owns in Kronenwetter also has her frustrations.
"You think you have a small task, oh no, nothing is a small task" said Amy Born. "Take the toilet off and put a new one on? No, because then you got all the rot from it leaking throughout the years. It's horrible."
Residents say they've had their share of plumbing issues as well. While we were there, one resident discovered her pipes had frozen.
Tiegs said the trailer park is also dangerous.
"It's full of ice here all the time...you can fall...there's elderly people here," she explained.
These residents say Mr. Bouche should take responsibilty for the issues. However, Mr. Bouche had no comment.
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Trailer Park Mold
