{"id":1990,"date":"2020-04-29T01:01:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T05:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2020-04-15T19:49:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T23:49:24","slug":"mold-and-the-law-what-landlords-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/29\/mold-and-the-law-what-landlords-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Mold And The Law&#8230; What Landlords Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1382\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1382\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Depositphotos_6511853_xs-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Can You Smell Mold?\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Depositphotos_6511853_xs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Depositphotos_6511853_xs.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can You Smell Mold?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a commercial\u00a0property owner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zucker-regev.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/18\/toxic-mold-may-be-grounds-166469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liability lawsuits<\/a> are an unfortunate reality of your business. But slip-and-falls aren&#8217;t the only issues you need to be mindful of. Failure to handle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/mold-treatment-remediation.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manhattan mold removal<\/a> in your properties can\u00a0leave you open to legal action by your tenants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dangers of Toxic Mold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mold species\u00a0S. chartarum and S. chlorohalonata, commonly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/21\/brain-and-cognitive-impacts-from-continued-toxic-mold-exposure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">toxic mold<\/a>, are more than just aesthetic annoyances. These types of mold emit mycotoxins that pose\u00a0a number of\u00a0health risks, ranging from allergic reactions such as sneezing and coughing to infections, asthma attacks and more serious respiratory ailments.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/25\/what-you-must-know-about-mold-spores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mold spores<\/a> are always present in the air, they&#8217;re generally harmless. Problems arise when indoor conditions are excessively damp, giving spores the moisture they need to grow and reproduce. High humidity levels, broken pipes and leaky roofs are frequent culprits behind toxic mold development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Mold Issues Affect Landlords<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Landlords are responsible for maintaining habitable rental properties. If mold is due to physical damage or improper cleaning after a flood, you could be subject to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/30\/got-toxic-mold-do-you-have-enough-for-a-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">compensatory and punitive damages<\/a> on behalf of affected tenants.<\/p>\n<p>NYC wants to make it easier for tenants to receive Manhattan mold removal as soon as possible. In addition to contacting their landlords promptly, tenants are urged to report mold-related issues on the city&#8217;s official 311 website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commercial and Residential Manhattan Mold Removal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/free-mold-treatment-quote.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact Stern Mold<\/a> to schedule a free mold inspection and learn more about our proprietary two-step <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/moldexterm-system.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MoldExterm program<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a commercial\u00a0property owner, liability lawsuits are an unfortunate reality of your business. But slip-and-falls aren&#8217;t the only issues you need to be mindful of. Failure to handle Manhattan mold removal in your properties can\u00a0leave you open to legal action by your tenants. Dangers of Toxic Mold Mold species\u00a0S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,1],"tags":[394,393,80,304],"class_list":["post-1990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-law","category-news","tag-landlords-and-mold","tag-mold-in-apartments","tag-mold-law","tag-mold-law-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1990"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1992,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990\/revisions\/1992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}