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There are roaches in this building (apartment) and there's a gap under my door that allows bugs in.
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A gap under the door and roaches in the apartment are separate issues, even if your door is sealed air tight if you had roaches you will still have roaches. There are many more ways for roaches to get in than a gap under your door.
yyz0 is absolutely correct.

If your unit is attached to others, the most that bombing will do is inspire them to hang out in your neighbor's apartment until the poison dissipates. The entire building has to be treated.
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We found black and white mold in our closet and they just covered some of it up.
When mold grows on a wall, it's because of moisture. What's the source of the moisture?

Most mold is harmless, just ugly.
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Our closet is the size of a small bedroom and our newborn has been sick since she has been sleeping in our room.
If you think she's allergic to mold spores, yet you're leaving visible mold on the walls of your closet, you can consider cleaning the mold yourself; and you should, of course, speak to her pediatrician.
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We had to have a Sheriff remove marijuana from the top of our cabinet that I found when I climbed on the sink to get something out of the top cabinet that I couldn't reach.
That would be an issue with the former tenant, not the landlord, correct?
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Also our balcony door doesn't close all the way and is held Closed by a board.
It's not unusual for a stick to be used as a security lock for a sliding exterior door, dropped into the track to keep the door from opening -- is that what you mean by a "board"?

If your local government inspects rental housing, you can ask that they inspect your unit for health and safety violations. They should order the repair of any exterior doors that don't properly close and lock, and should be able to order your landlord to address any insect infestation. You could address the issue of mold and its possible causes with them, as well.

In the absence of such an inspection, or if you are dissatisfied with the outcome, you have the option of litigating over the issue of habitability, by attempting to convince a court that the defects in the unit violate the landlord's obligations to provide a safe, habitable rental unit.
Quote Quoting 32-31-8-6: Tenant's cause of action to enforce landlord obligations
(a) A tenant may bring an action in a court with jurisdiction to enforce an obligation of a landlord under this chapter.

(b) A tenant may not bring an action under this chapter unless the following conditions are met:

(1) The tenant gives the landlord notice of the landlord's noncompliance with a provision of this chapter.

(2) The landlord has been given a reasonable amount of time to make repairs or provide a remedy of the condition described in the tenant's notice. The tenant may not prevent the landlord from having access to the rental premises to make repairs or provide a remedy to the condition described in the tenant's notice.

(3) The landlord fails or refuses to repair or remedy the condition described in the tenant's notice.

(c) This section may not be construed to limit a tenant's rights under IC 32-31-3, IC 32-31-5, or IC 32-31-6.

(d) If the tenant is the prevailing party in an action under this section, the tenant may obtain any of the following, if appropriate under the circumstances:

(1) Recovery of the following:

(A) Actual damages and consequential damages.

(B) Attorney's fees and court costs.

(2) Injunctive relief.

(3) Any other remedy appropriate under the circumstances.

(e) A landlord's liability for damages under subsection (d) begins when:

(1) the landlord has notice or actual knowledge of noncompliance; and

(2) the landlord has: (A) refused to remedy the noncompliance; or (B) failed to remedy the noncompliance within a reasonable amount of time following the notice or actual knowledge;

whichever occurs first.
Should you bring such an action, you will have the burden of proving that the defects in the apartment rise to the level of a violation of the landlord's duties (see I.C. Sec. 32-31-8-5).