Is it too much to expect that HUD housing be safe and free from life threatening health hazards. Months have gone by with no solution or viable plan to remedy the mold problem. No one should be expected to live in a mold-infested dwelling. (“It’s ʽraining mold’ and making people sick in area apartments,” Sept. 26)

Those without means may not have any alternative. It is unconscionable that this problem has gone on this long, considering all the agencies involved, especially the state. Tenants should not be harassed and threatened with eviction because they complain.

Pregnant women, the unborn and young children are at high risk. Every politician should be addressing this problem and not just with lip service but remedies also.

The state knows very well the risks of mold exposure. UCONN has a publication titled “Guidance for clinicians on the Recognition and Management of Health Effects of Mold Exposure and Moisture Indoors.” Also, of relevance is, “The 2009 CT Health Disparities Report.”

Is part of the problem that these are low-income and people of color. At this point we may need to re-think who administers and manages public housing as there are long-standing issues that need addressing, perhaps in a legislative hearing.

Beverly B. Herbert

Groton