Military families say housing on bases has lead, mold, other problems

Calvin and Rachael Kilpatrick never imagined living in private military housing might put them and their four children in harm's way.

But they started noticing problems as soon as they moved in.

Rachael, a specialist in the U.S. Army, took a job repairing medical equipment at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. A year ago, they moved into a neighborhood of military homes.

"When you turned on our shower head, green sludge came out of it into the shower," Rachael said.

That was just the beginning. Water was leaking from ceilings and from the air conditioning unit. There was termite damage. And worst of all: mold in the carpets and walls.

Their multiple requests for repairs went to Corvias, one of many private companies that run military housing.

"We kept being told to stay in our lane, that we didn't know what we were talking about," she said.