Mould in Built-In Wardrobe

AJW009

My partner and I are dealing with a mould problem in our built in wardrobe. We're renting and our landlord and us are not on the same page about the issue, although I suspect a misunderstanding or two has occurred. Basically the back wall of the wardrobe-which is really a partitioned part of the bedroom, its not a fitted wardrobe, at least where the mould is-is very damp, making the clothes in there constantly cold and damp, even though they are put in there completely warm and dry. We are now using just half the space in there, have a dehumidifier running almost 24/7, and there is no condensation visible on the windows in the room. However there is no ventilation in the wardrobe, and all the landlord has done is have the wall painted with anti-mould paint, and flip-flopped over whether it is a condensation issue or a ventilation issue--except the condensation issue needs better ventilation, just not a vent fitted, like we think is best.

We cannot keep the wardrobe doors open as our cat has pica, and so will spend all his time eating our clothes and getting very sick, and he's an indoor cat, so we cannot open the windows either-although when we tried to open the doors and windows, keeping the bedroom door closed, it didn't help anyway. I also have a range of health issues, the medication I take for makes it hard to regulate my internal temperature, also making opening windows tricky. I have also developed a nasty cough that we believe is from the mould, as it has been with me now for four months at least.

Can anyone help with suggestions for dealing with the mould, that I can take to a landlord who doesn't want to do anymore work on the mould?

Doozergirl

Is it on an outside wall?  Older house?  No insulation? 

Cold walls, little to no ventilation, it's inevitable. 

Even if the wardrobe is ventilated, in its nature, airflow isn't going to be amazing in a cupboard full of stuff.  

If your landlord can't be bothered to anything about a wardrobe even, I'd move.   The wardrobe needs to be warm - insulation on the back wall of (bodge) or behind the wardrobe is what is needed.  And some allowance for air to move both in and out of the wardrobe.  

AJW009

The wall is an outside wall and is very cold, but I don't know about installation. I know it's an old building though. We want to find a solution that the landlord will agree to ideally, it took us months to find an appropriate home because of my disability, and we've only lived here 14 months. Thanks to the coronavirus we've not fully moved in yet. Moving at this point is an absolute last resort.