Sanford family says mold, water problems forced them out of bedroom; management agrees to release lease

A Sanford family says months of water problems and mold inside their apartment forced them out of their bedroom and led them to ask the News 6 Neighborhood Network for help.Nemo Stokes and Courtney Lewis, live at The Cottages at Sanford with their 4-month-old daughter, Maisie.The couple has moved its king-size bed into the living room, shut off the air conditioner in the bedroom and is keeping Maisie out of the room after mold appeared around the A/C unit.“I just worry about her health and being here and not being able to get out of the situation,” Lewis said.Maintenance records Stokes provided to News 6 show problems dating back to at least July.A July 14 work order says the apartment’s A/C unit was leaking and the carpet surrounding it was wet. The following day, another maintenance request says the carpet was still wet and raises “potential mold worries.”Both requests are now listed as closed.“This A/C was leaking, the carpet was drenched, my bed was in here, bed was wet,” Stokes sa