Mold on the walls and water from the roof. This is the situation in one of the 49 public housing units built five years ago in Porto Torres. In the apartment on Via Falcone e Borsellino lives a family of seven, a father and mother with five minor children. The youngest is only three months old.
The bedroom was declared unfit for habitation following the last inspection carried out by the fire brigade, who found the environment unhealthy and dangerous for the health of the children. In other rooms there are evident traces of humidity on the ceiling.
"We were forced to ask for intervention because water was dripping from the ceiling," explains Daniela Grabesu, a 40-year-old mother of five , "with patches of mold that have spread worryingly with the recent rains and are covering a good part of the walls, infiltrations that my husband and I have been fighting for months."
They asked to be moved to a larger apartment, the family grew and the need for more adequate space became a priority. "At night we make do, five of us sleep in one room while the two older children sleep at my ex-husband's house, but I don't know how long we can go on like this."
Since the 49 Erp apartments, owned by the Municipality, were assigned (May 2019), the inconveniences have increased. A case that ended up before the Civil Court of Sassari, following the management order that, at the request of the new municipal administration, ordered the ban on the use of the balconies of 23 housing units and the verification of all construction defects to crystallize the situation.
“Things have gotten worse,” says Daniela, “because of the repair work that is being done on the roofs of some apartments.” Most of the apartments have structural issues, with leaks and cracks in the walls, which are being verified by the experts of the Civil Court. An open legal case that will have to ascertain any responsibilities.