{"id":345,"date":"2023-07-17T18:17:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davewassermansf.com\/articles\/?p=345"},"modified":"2023-07-17T18:17:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:17:50","slug":"mold-mold-mold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davewassermansf.com\/articles\/mold-mold-mold\/","title":{"rendered":"Mold Mold Mold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A tenant has reported black mold. I don&#8217;t want to make any mistakes. How should I proceed?<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, notice an entry to inspect the site of contamination.&nbsp; Please do not attempt to clean up the mold yourself.&nbsp; Hire a professional and reputable mold remediation company to accompany you so that a proper remediation plan may be implemented forthwith. &nbsp;Mold contamination is indeed a serious problem in rental housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mold is the symptom of a water issue and cleaning with bleach products is usually effective unless the problem is so severe that plaster and sheetrock need to be replaced.&nbsp; Many people are sensitive to mold.&nbsp; Exposure to mold may cause nasal stuffiness, wheezing, or skin irritation, and in some instances mold exposure can cause sickness and even death.&nbsp; So please take the complaint seriously and act promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you access the impacted area(s) and develop, in conjunction with your mold remediation company, a concise plan to remove the outbreak, identify the source of the problem.&nbsp; Simply cleaning the impacted areas is not a permanent solution, as the mold will reappear within a short period of time if the moisture returns.&nbsp; As such, find the source of the water\/moisture intrusion and address it.&nbsp; Sometimes mold is the result of a roof leak or other external building membrane defect that allows moisture to accumulate.&nbsp; In some instances, the residents\u2019 habits may be to blame, such as failing to properly ventilate the bathroom when showering or not opening windows to permit airflow.&nbsp; Regardless of the cause, this is your problem.&nbsp; As the housing provider, you are under an obligation to maintain rental housing is a habitable condition.&nbsp; The existence of visible mold growth is usually tantamount to a breach of this warranty of habitability, and you may not pass off such maintenance and repair responsibilities to your tenants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SFAA lease agreement now contains two mold addendums.&nbsp; One, entitled <em>Mold Addendum<\/em>, requests that residents report mold immediately to management and to properly ventilate the bathroom to prevent moisture accumulation.&nbsp; The second, <em>Information on Dampness and Mold for Renters<\/em> in California, was written and disseminated by the California Department of Public Health and provides an overview of mold contamination and its health impact on residents.&nbsp; If your rental agreement does not include both documents, please disseminate them to your tenants with a change-in-terms-of-tenancy notice, as all renters, regardless of when their tenancy began, should have the contents of this literature incorporated into their rental agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents impacted by mold contamination may bring a civil lawsuit against their landlord for damages.&nbsp; Insurance companies are increasingly unwilling to insure owners for these claims, thereby underscoring the need to quickly respond to mold complaints with a professional mold remediation company and to remediate the growth both in the outbreak spots and inside the wall and ceiling areas where the moisture may have originated.&nbsp; Do not cut corners, and do not pressure your tenant to reimburse you for remediation costs even if you believe they created the problem.&nbsp; Remember, you have the obligation to provide housing free of toxic contamination, and defending a mold lawsuit without insurance coverage may be financially devastating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tenant has reported black mold. 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