{"id":898,"date":"2017-08-16T03:56:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T07:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=898"},"modified":"2017-08-06T22:01:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T02:01:23","slug":"black-mold-air-conditioning-unit-makes-woman-ill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/16\/black-mold-air-conditioning-unit-makes-woman-ill\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Mold in Air Conditioning Unit Makes Woman Ill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_426\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Depositphotos_61894827_s-2015-mold-spores-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mold in Air Conditioning Unit Makes Woman Ill\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Depositphotos_61894827_s-2015-mold-spores-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Depositphotos_61894827_s-2015-mold-spores.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Mold in Air Conditioning Unit Makes Woman Ill<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If the science surrounding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/mold-concerns.php\">mold health issues<\/a> has not made the problem clear enough, consider how a real person\u2019s life can be turned upside down by toxic mold. In a Jacksonville apartment complex, one woman battled illness for months and eventually left her home behind when the management company did not pay for mold clean-up.<\/p>\n<p>Shelby Nettles <a href=\"http:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/woman-says-black-mold-in-her-westside-jacksonville-apartment-is-making-her-sick\/536470395\">told reporters<\/a> that persistent apartment mold problems gave her swelling, allergic reactions, and respiratory problems. She had racked up bills from repeated doctor\u2019s visits.<\/p>\n<p>This situation is a prime example of how many landlords handle mold problems less than ideally:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 The tenant falls ill or has worsening respiratory symptoms, unaware of the mold<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Mold gets discovered in the apartment, often in places such as the kitchen, laundry room, or air conditioning unit<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 The landlord responds slowly or not at all<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Local media coverage tells the tenant\u2019s story and calls out the management company<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Ultimately, the landlord pays the tenant\u2019s health bills, refunds rent, or loses the occupancy<\/p>\n<p>Property managers\u2014how does your company respond to mold reports? Many are afraid of costly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/mold-treatment-remediation.php\">mold remediation<\/a> and putting up tenants in hotels. But the problem gets worse without acting.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/moldexterm-system.php\">NYC mold removal<\/a> process is cheap, fast, and minimally invasive. No need to tear out drywall; our MoldExterm system kills mold fungus and bacteria, then we apply a polymer sealant so spores cannot regenerate.<\/p>\n<p>Landlords, renters, co-op owners, and condo residents should be aware of Stern Mold\u2019s NYC mold removal service. Consider MoldExterm to be a tiny fraction of the cost as the smeared reputation and lost tenants that come with inaction. Contact us today for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/free-mold-treatment-quote.php\">free inspection and estimate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the science surrounding mold health issues has not made the problem clear enough, consider how a real person\u2019s life can be turned upside down by toxic mold. In a Jacksonville apartment complex, one woman battled illness for months and eventually left her home behind when the management company did<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,95,4,1],"tags":[27,113,72,110],"class_list":["post-898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-and-your-health","category-mold-information","category-mold-treatment","category-news","tag-black-mold","tag-health-issues-linked-to-mold","tag-mold-in-the-house","tag-mold-sickness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898","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=898"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":902,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions\/902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}