Florida woman awarded $48M after becoming ill from mold in her condo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

Jividen moved out of the building several months after Hurricane Irma struck Florida as a Category 4 storm in September 2017, the Sun-Sentinel reported.

Jividen, a divorced mother with two grandchildren, lived alone in the condominium.

According to the lawsuit, Jividen renewed her lease at the condominium in late 2016.

In June 2017, Jividen tested for mold on her own, according to court records.

Florida Contractors made more than one attempt to fix the roof, but the leaking continued, according to the lawsuit.

Jividen sued the building owner, ML CASA V, and its management company, ZRS Management.

However, the company decided not to fight the lawsuit and defaulted, the Sun-Sentinel reported.

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