Black Mold

TheseImmortalWords asked:


We had Orkin Pest Control come out to our rental home and inspect to tell us how much money it would cost for them to come out and rid us of our bug problem.
The inspector is licensed through the state and legally has to tell us any problems he may find.
He found black mold in the crawl space under our home and also in the attic. crawl space has 2 vents and he said we need 4 more installed. He sunk down into the mud of our crawl space which was very wet/damp no standing water though.
He found camel crickets/spiders by the thousands.
he said they covered the walls.
his meter reader for humidity read 90% through the entire crawl space and it should have been 18%
My husband and I live here with our son, 3 dogs, 1 cat and we also have a room-mate that has 3 children of his own who already have bad allergies.
We have all been constantly sick since moving in..even my dogs have been very sick!!
Our symptoms have been:
diarrhea
constant sneezing
hard to breathe
extreme migraines
He said the vents that are in our bathroom that go into the attic do not have a place to get outside, so we are venting our bathroom humidity into the attic with nowhere for it to go.
We talk to our landlord tomorrow and we are almost positive he will not spend the $3,000.00 that was quoted to fix this problem!!
half of the house has windows you cannot open for air, they are picture windows that dont open.
My questions are:
Can this Black Mold harm us and our animals?
What should we do if he wont fix the problem? (we know he had a similar situation recently in this same home, he had told us the mold problem was fixed, the people that lived here before us were very sick and had to move)
we trusted him and thought it was ok.
What do we do now?
are there any laws in Michigan for this type of mold problem?
the Orkin man said it was in stages 3 and 4 and it was BAD.
PLEASE help!!!!!!
Our symptoms have been:
diarrhea
constant sneezing
hard to breathe
extreme migraines
soar throats
coughing
sluggish/overly tired
stomach pain
He also said there was a large amount of mold along the whole peak of the roof.

Yes the room-mate is on the lease.

We have no secrets from the landlord

he was here recently and had to repair our roof, it was leaking through the light in our laundry room.

Black Mold

LeeLee asked:


I have had severe allergy/sinus/hive problems since moving into our house two years ago. I took an allergy test and found I am allergic to everything but goose feathers! We found mold in our crawl space and immediately had it treated, we got air purifiers, switched to leather couches and got rid of the carpet and had the vents cleaned, we are living in a sterile bubble! The problem is, I still can’t breath! We just found out our house is located right on top of the MAIN sewer line for twelve other houses. Could the pipes underground be leaking and causing some kind of mold or allergin to creep up in the soil and into our house? There are no odors. The city is filling the pipe and redirecting the pipe, so everyones waste isin’t flowing directly underneath us, but could the dirt underneath the house have anything toxic in it that could cause severe allergy problems. I don’t want to have to move my family but I don’t know of any other options. Thank you for any help you can provide.

Black Mold

smither12 asked:


are these units able to deliver the goods in eliminating mold and the odors assosciated with such fungi. I am already using a dehumidifier and eliminating moisture sources.

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Clevelandmarko asked:

The crawl space must be heated and de-humidified. The crawl space should not be vented to the exterior. You must inspect your crawl space.