Black Mold

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?

Black Mold

mysoldierslove55 asked:


I have a nice -40 degree sleeping bag that I had to put into storage while I was moving and now it has little black mold spots all over it and inside some of the seams. How can I get rid of this? I don’t want to get rid of it, it cost a ton. I can’t dry clean it and bleach it (that’s what the tag says). Any ideas?

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culpfamilyof5 asked:


We just rented a new home and signed a 1 year lease. We started moving things in and noticed a musty smell in portions of the house and my wifes allergies are beginning to act up. I don’t see any black spots any where, but we weren’t sure if this smell and allergy could be due to mold. If it is mold, would we see it somewhere, or is it possible that it could be in the walls.

How can we determine if this is the problem. Would we just need to tell the landlord, and can the landlord refuse to have it checked out?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

keys_2_heaven asked:


MOVING INTO A HOME WITH SOME SERIOUS BLACK MOLD ISSUES. iS THIS HARMFUL IN ANY WAY? hOW LONG DOES IR TAKE TO REMOVE WITHOUT REPLACING THE DRYWALL?