A mother is terrified that her baby will die in her mold-infested apartment; the ceiling is so damp that she fears it might collapse.

Angel Peet, 24, from Sheffield was horrified to discover the flat she was planning to move into was full of mould and the ceiling was alarmingly damp – and now the mother fears for her baby’s life.

Angel, who lives in temporary accommodation run by Roundabout Homeless Charity, has been going through a tough time.

She and her younger sister became homeless after their mother died two years ago.

For over a year, she has been floating in limbo with her four-month-old son and 17-year-old sister, hoping for a permanent place to call home.

When Sheffield City Council offered her a property in Middlewood at the end of July, Angel thought her prayers had been answered.

But when she inspected the house, she noticed a crack in the ceiling and asked if there was mold or moisture underneath.

The city official assured her that it was just a crack and that the ceiling would be replastered.

However, when Angel returned the next day to start decorating, she was horrified to discover that the ceiling was covered in black mold and was about to collapse.

Angel told Yorkshire Live: “I reported it straight away.

“I don’t understand how they could think the property was in a habitable condition, especially as I have a four-month-old baby with health problems and my sister and I both suffer from asthma.”

A surveyor was sent to the property but only recommended replacing the worst affected part of the ceiling.

However, Angel refused to accept a half-hearted solution and demanded that the entire ceiling be replaced.

Only when she threatened to take the matter up with her local MP did the surveyor agree to replace the entire ceiling, despite being told that the repairs could not be carried out until September at the earliest.

Since her notice period for the temporary accommodation has expired, Angel has no choice but to move into the mold-infested house, fearing it will affect her son’s health.

She said: “My little boy has kidney problems and I don’t want him to get infected with mold.

“I have been very concerned since I heard about the two-year-old boy who died from mold in his house a few years ago.”

Angel is not alone with her worries.

Following the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in 2020 due to mould, the government enacted the ‘Awaab Law’ to force social housing companies to eliminate damp and mould within strict timelines.

However, Angel feels that these regulations are not enforced.

Angel added: “The council should have made all these new regulations, but I get the impression that they are not even doing so.

Angel feels like she’s back to square one, and the discovery of the mold has added stress to an already difficult moving process.

The mother said: “I thought this was it for us and we could finally have a family home and settle down for once.

In response, Housing Policy Committee Chairman Douglas Johnson said Sheffield City Council was committed to providing the highest quality housing and that checks would be carried out before tenants moved in.

He said: “Unfortunately, the tenant discovered some hidden mold and plaster damage during renovation work before moving in. We have since taken measures to remove the mold.”

The council says it will start work on Angel’s property as soon as possible, but acknowledges there is a backlog of repairs of this nature.

For now, Angel can only hope the situation doesn’t get worse as she and her family try to make a home in a mold-infested house.

Meanwhile, a mother of two was heartbroken when her young daughter had to be hospitalized due to mold and damp in her social housing apartment.

Mold is a danger to young children and can cause respiratory problems.