EL PASO, Texas -- Residents who live at The Sunrise apartment complex on Resler Road said conditions are anything but "sunny." KFOX investigated and found out they're downright dangerous. “This is actually from an air vent inside the house, and it's still alive,” said resident Peter McDonald.

McDonald said black mold has been growing inside his west El Paso apartment. He knows it's black mold because he recently took a sample to get tested at Providence Hospital, but that's only the beginning of his problems.

“We have our ceiling, which fell in, we have a black mold situation, we have unsafe railing and I have four children,” said McDonald.

The McDonald children have gotten sick after only living in their apartment for about a month, resulting in thousands of dollars worth of medical bills that McDonald and his wife can hardly afford. The family said they have no choice but to stay.

“There's no way out of the contract for us because we just signed it,” said McDonald.

KFOX tried to get answers from the leasing office, but were met by a locked door, and residents said every time they complain no one is available.

“I would like them to either relocate my family and I to somewhere new, or help us find a new place and get into a new place. If they can't do that we're stuck here. We have no choice,” said McDonald.

KFOX called city building inspectors Friday and told them about the concerns of residents here.

The building inspectors said they're sending an inspector out to the apartments on Monday.