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kl asked:


For about three and a half months, the refrigerator in my apartment at school sat dormant – plugged in, but turned off. The only things I left inside were an unopened bottle of wine and an empty Brita pitcher.

When I moved back in, I was horrified to discover a massive amount of black mold – probably at least 20% of the surface area of the interior. When the landlord suggested I leave the fridge off to save electricity, he failed to mention that keeping the door open was required to prevent this from happening.

So, the question: assuming that this mold grew from nothing but the moisture that was inside the fridge, and not a bunch of months-old food, just how toxic or non-toxic is it likely to be? I plan on mixing up a 10-1 water-bleach solution and going to town on it, but should I also being looking for a respirator? And there aren’t any windows anywhere near the kitchen, so ventilation is almost non-existent. Any tips on how to handle this safely?

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LOOKIN FOR ANSWERS asked:


April 2007 My son and I (18 months) had a physical done. We both had a clean bill of health.
June 2007 We moved into a apartment to later find out in was infested with mold. I had told him multiple times to do something about it and he would just brush me off or say “bleach it”. Due to his negligence and i guess ignorance our health has suffered considerably.
Between June and December my son has had 3 severe lung infections and in December 2007 we both were diagnosed with asthma.
June 2008 moved out, now looking to sue landlord for loss of enjoyment of life ( having to live with asthma for the rest of our lives.
anyone have any advice on how abouts to start this case. I have medical documentation to support that before we moved there we were fine and that afterwards we got the asthma. I also have pictures of the black mold.

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fancypantsy asked:


One of my rooms~actually both the bedroom AND bathroom have some black mold now growing through the paint!!!!!! >:-(
VERY fed up w/”landlord” who never does her job!! She hardly does anything and am afraid this black mold may be effecting our health. We just bought some mold resistant paint that I believe also kills black mold. Since there are soooooo many types of black molds, how much is the test to check to see whether it’s extremely toxic or not?

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Anna D asked:


I moved into my apartment last weekend and have since discovered some water damage around the doors and windows and a really yucky black mold growing behind a lot of the molding. I know for a fact that almost the entire place was under water about three years ago but they have since remodeled completely. They claim that the water damage is from an irresponsible niece who left the doors open in the middle of rain storms.

Anyway, since moving in I have been having really bad asthma attacks daily, having to use an inhaler probably 2-3 times a day. I haven’t had to use my inhaler in YEARS! I wheeze almost continually throughout the night. I have contacted the landlord about this but they haven’t done anything yet.

What are my legal rights here? What can I do?

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Melissa asked:


I’m concerned about mold being in the property that we are currently renting. The landlord is very old, rude and does not care about his property at all. I want this placed checked for mold because My Husband, My son and myself have all been sick with sinus infections, and horrible allergies since we moved here. What actions do I take to get the home screened? I have read that some molds can be toxic and can even lead to cancer. My husband just went to the hospital because his sinuses were causing him so much pain, I’m constantly sneezing and have gotten rashes and my son has had breathing problems and he doesn’t even have asthma! He is 4 years old and he has also woken up over 3 or 4 times with nosebleeds! Help!

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