Is Mold Your Nighmare Guest?
According to legend, even vampires must wait to be invited before they enter your home. As demonstrated by a recent story in mold news, this invasive fungus displays no such good manners.
Last September, a surprise “visit” from black mold led to a nightmare of inconvenience and red tape for one Ohio apartment renter. Upon receiving notice of the problem along with photographic evidence, the management company took three weeks just to approve the request for repair.
Unfortunately, the situation became more involved. The renter reported a foul smell emanating from the faucet in her master bathroom, only to be told that “foul water or odor/mold” is not considered an emergency. When maintenance finally responded, they claimed the problem didn’t exist based on inspection of the wrong bathroom.
The renter was forced to submit yet another service request. It ultimately took a visit from the management company’s director of operations to resolve the tangled mess. Final work on the clean-up was due to be completed mid-October, more than one month after the initial report.
While this mold news may sound like the plot of a sitcom, there’s nothing funny about this issue. Continued exposure can result in upper respiratory ailments and other serious physical illnesses. At this point, not all states have clear laws regarding mold so consumers need to be vigilant and persistent.
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