![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/my-family-of-four-is-stuck-living-in-one-room/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/newspress-collage-20256712-1667333721006.jpg&description=A FAMILY-of-five are cramped living in one hotel room after they claim the council left them with overflowing sewage in their home for over a year. Danielle Phillips, a mum-of-four, claimed she reported a major toilet leak to Crawley Borough Council in January 2021 but was ignored until July this year. Scaffolding on the front of the house was put at risk due to the overflowing sewageCredit: Supplied Danielle and her four children have been living with a major leak in their downstairs bathroom for over a yearCredit: Supplied The 42-year-old was left with overflowing sewage in her three bed home in Broadfield Crawley, affecting the downstairs bathroom, hallway and front garden for over a year before the council intervened. The family of four were told on Thursday October 20 to pack a few belongings as they would be put up in a hotel but be in a new house by Monday the next week. However, Danielle was later informed there would be no properties available until November 2, which was delayed again until November 11 at the earliest. A distraught Danielle told The Sun: "The problem started when it rained heavily, the rain wasn't draining anywhere and would build up in the garden - I told the council but that got ignored. "My downstairs toilet made massive burping noises and then there was a continuous pumping of other peoples waste all in my hallway, kitchen, front room, everywhere. "I removed 11 bags of human waste myself despite it being a biohazard," Danielle added. Danielle's mum, Tracey Willmor, has been by her daughter's side throughout the nightmare. She said: "Danielle was on her hands and knees moping raw sewage up and the council just said lock the door up - that door was locked up for 12 weeks. "A Disrepairs man came on Septmeber 29 2022 and said it was awful, he used a machine for damp on the walls and it was on all of them. "Danielle has had pneumonia a few times and the little ones started coughing too, one has since been diagnosed with asthma." Sewage waste){kind=link}
A FAMILY-of-five are cramped living in one hotel room after they claim the council left them with overflowing sewage in their home for over a year.
Danielle Phillips, a mum-of-four, claimed she reported a major toilet leak to Crawley Borough Council in January 2021 but was ignored until July this year.
The 42-year-old was left with overflowing sewage in her three bed home in Broadfield Crawley, affecting the downstairs bathroom, hallway and front garden for over a year before the council intervened.
The family of four were told on Thursday October 20 to pack a few belongings as they would be put up in a hotel but be in a new house by Monday the next week.
However, Danielle was later informed there would be no properties available until November 2, which was delayed again until November 11 at the earliest.