RACHAEL Ray has been left
fuming after discovering her luxury Hamptons home is infested with
dangerous mold.The TV chef — who has battled severe respiratory health problems — and her lawyer-husband, John Cusimano, have filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court against two home inspection companies — Amerispec Heritage Home Inspection Service and Joseph Schmitt Consulting Engineers — alleging they failed to spot the mold and water damage before he and Rachael bought the property. They’re asking for $3 million in damages.
The couple purchased the five-bedroom, five-bathroom villa on Long Island, near the exclusive town of Southampton, for $2.9 million in 2007.
“She’s worried that her moldy home could wreak havoc on her health,” a source told American tabloid the National Enquirer.
Rachael — who has revealed that she suffered from bouts of croup when she was a child, which left her with her distinctive husky voice — and John have been staying at their apartment in New York City while the mold issue gets resolved.