Elderly man displaced amid battle over flooding and mouldy unit

A 92-year-old man who cannot live in his own home because of flooding and mould is blaming body corporate for not waterproofing the building.

Joe and Rahleen lived in a unit in Brisbane's south, which he says is prone to flooding and rainwater seeping into the bottom-floor home.

He says the home has flooded about six times.

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His son, Rohan, then discovered an even bigger problem.

"When they found out there was black mould in here, they said 'get your parents out today' and that was in November and we haven't been back since," he said.

Inspectors had to come in and fog the place.

The unit was also hit particularly bad when Tropical Cyclone Alfred crossed the south-east Queensland coast earlier this year, forcing them to rip up the damaged carpets and part of the wall.

Joe and Rahleen have been displaced since November and living in and out of hotels ever since.

Rahleen died of ovarian cancer during their eight months of displacement.

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An independent flood test found the exterior building render had failed, allowing wind-driven rain inside.

Rohan wants the body corporate to fix it, as the issue is from outside, while Joe is refusing to pay $15,000 in body corporate fees.

But Joe's body corporate told A Current Affair that it is obligated to recover unpaid levies, and failure to do so can affect the ability to maintain common property.

It added that works were completed, with weather contributing to delays.

But a builder has reported further ingress.

Body corporate is now awaiting a report on this, but it is unclear until then whether this is from a new source or from failed repairs.

Joe said he is sick of hotel hopping and wants to live out the rest of his days at home.

Rohan said he has also had enough and is supporting his dad in his fight to have the unit repaired and cleaned up.