From what I know about black mold that there is a couple different types.. Black mold is very harmful to any child/infant or pregnant woman.. There is a local government agency that will come out and look at it for you at the owners expense or they might even do it for free.. I would have someone take a look at asap.. And I wouldn't as a parent stay there until it is checked out..

that is helpful , thank you...moving is not an option right this minute,,ahe has to stay another month in the flat...she has washed the walls with bleach but everything smells now

She should follow up the bleach wash with a borax wash. The bleach will kill the mold but the borax will keep it from coming back.

She shouldn't even be living there and I'm sorry she's in that situation.... the landlord cannot lease with harmful black mold and it's not the responsibility of the tenant to take care of it. In this case, if there was harmful black mold, that would constitute a legitimate reason to break a lease. The landlord could face possible serious liability on this.

There are different kinds of black mold, but the toxic kind can cause brain damage and even death. I went through a situation with black mold in a property I was going to buy and the bank wouldn't even loan the money for the mortgage because of the mold problem, about which I had to research to a great extent.

She can try plasticing off the area and try not to go anywhere near it. Only licensed professionals wearing the proper gear and using the right technique should mess with it at all. The EPA could probably send her some more information on what to do.

http://www.allaroundthehouse.com/re.let5-6 .htm

I have to agree by law she shouldn't be making you stay there what so ever!! I feel so horable for you and you little one!! I would contact a lawer that would sit down and talk to you for free about your rental rights..
My sisters friend was 35weeks pregnant with twins and the had black mold in there home they did the bleach thing and it came back.. Soon after that they had to burn there house down because it was sooo toxic and no matter what anyone did it would always return.
But please look into some of your options I would hate to see something happen to you and your little one!

My son and daughter and I have lived in 2 mold infested apartments here in San Antonio. During this time our health has been compromised greatly. Sores and cuts would not heal. My 22 year old daughter had constant reoccuring UTIs which became septic because antibiotics could not keep up with them. As a result of and injury incurred during her last ICU visit she is now a parapalegic. We had rashes and respiratory problems. My 19 yr old son has developed Irritable Bowel syndrome, and Acid reflux. We all have suffered drowsiness, listlessness, loss of memory and difficulty concentrating. I feel generally weak. Long term exposure to mold has been proven to impair the immune suystem. It is illegal to maintain a property in Texas with black mold concentration, yet both the city and Texas EPA officials take a hohum attitude and defend the apartment complexes in saying that it is hard to control and expensive for apartment owners to remedy. Do I think mold is dangerous--particularly black mold--YES! Take that baby out of there.

I'm having the same difficult problem. My father built a house about 4 years ago, and it's a beautiful house. All but the downstairs basement. Lucky for me, i'm living in the basement in one of the three rooms down there with my step brother. My step sisters old room is covered in the corner with black mold, but thats not the worst of it. Our bathroom downstairs is destroyed with black mold...and crickets. Its coming from under the shower base, I know that, and the mold is growning on the sides of the shower and in the shower. I'm scared to step foot in there, because i'm 8 weeks pregnant. Aside from my immune system sucking, I already have cancer (oligerdendroglyoma) in my brain and i'm already at high risk for a pregnancy. I don't want me or my unborn inhaling that stuff, but my dad seems to just brush it off like i'll survive (my dad is the kind of guy who would accidentally have his leg cut off and not go to the hospital saying 'i'll take 5 ib profens and everything should be ok') How do I tell my dad calmly without hurting his feelings or ending up in a fight with him. I need a shower!

why dont u contact your landlord and tell him or get someone to look at it because i dont its suitable for a child if i was u i was stay somewere else until its sorted