"It's overwhelming. My son is autistic. He will put his leg through the hole. He tried to squeeze his body through once. I'm just trying to get this out there to put pressure on them [the council]. I'm fed-up, honestly. You can't keep treating people like this. I'm paying rent. I'm not withholding rent. My mind is at the end of the day and it's not the end of the day. It's tiring living like this."
"I believe it has been clear to Lambeth that the property has been uninhabitable for years due to disrepair and water damage and doesn't understand why it is taking the council so long to rehouse her and complete the repairs."
"Ms Berko attributes the hole to severe damp in the three-bed house caused by a leaky boiler which has since been fixed. Water from the boiler previously damaged another part of the living room ceiling, as well as the landing floor upstairs."
"They [the council] said it was a two-bed apartment but..."
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