Former nurse Sarah-Jane Thompson told how a neighbouring landlord has got so fed up with the state of the Midlothian Council property that they've put up a sign 'shaming' them.
A Scots widow claims she’s been forced to live with sewage flooding into her bath and bugs climbing the walls of her council flat for two years.
Sarah-Jane, 37, said: “When I run a bath or the taps sewage and black bugs come through the pipes, I am obsessively cleaning and can’t sleep. I even ended up in hospital and need an inhaler it was so bad. But council officers blamed my dog and cats, even though the vet confirmed it has nothing to do with them.
The sign is the first thing people see driving into Pathhead as the flats are on the corner of Crighton Avenue, off the main street. A Midlothian Council spokesman said: “Housing officers and maintenance teams have attempted to work closely with the tenant on numerous occasions to remedy these issues with the property, including organising regular visits and scheduled appointments with little success.
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