Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! -Haley Gil Vice <gilvice@...> wrote: Hi , Congratulations on being so quick to recognize your home's problem. Many people suffer for years before getting to that point. Your landlord's response is far too common, trivializing a major problem. Mold under tile might be simply from excess humidity during showering, but is not likely, particularly if there is no other visible mold. A leak in a drain line is possible, seeping under the tile and into the walls (hidden mold). Look for a bad trap under the sink. Also look at the ceiling below the bathroom for water stains. If there is no ceiling, look on the basement floor or for standing water in a crawl space. The water source is quite possibly a bad wax ring under the toilet. This allows waste water to escape with every flush. Often, people put bathroom caulk all the way around a toilet, trapping overflow water underneath, forcing it under the tiles. (Its generally not a good idea to caulk all the way around, so when a leak does occur, it becomes obvious before mold and rot problems occur.) Such a problem also releases E. coli and other bacteria into your living space as well as growing mold and rotting the floor. Your landlord should show more interest just to protect his investment in his property. If he doesn't, move. Get a statement from your health department concerning unhealthy living conditions, and you should be able to get your entire security deposit back. Good luck. Gil Date: Sun Jun 4, 2006 6:51 am (PDT) From: " " green_eyed_indian_princess@... Subject: Help! Hi there! I am hoping someone can help me. At the beginning of May I moved into a new (for us- not " new " ) home. About 2 weeks after we moved my son developed severe asthma and has been on a nebulizer every 4 hours since. My son does not have this problem at school or other homes. Last week I finally got sick of the severe mold smell in the bathroom. I pulled off one of the sticky tiles on the floor and to my horror there was a black colored mold all over the wood. I called the landlord and he told me just to put bleach on it and there was nothing he could do. He also told me to run a fan in the bathroom. None of this is working. What can I do? FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Make sure that you didn't sign a wavair for mold in the apartment. When we had to leave our home and everything inside we went into a furnished apt and they made us sign a wavier stating they werne't responsable for any mold. [] Re: moldy rental Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Yes, these waivers are now in almost every residential lease where I live too. Nothing like free choice, is there... they should be illegal. You sign away your rights, or you have to buy a home ($600,000 for a small condo) or live far far (2 hrs commute each way) away.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 seems to be the one here giving the important advice. This is exactly what happened to me. I did not know these things either at the time and even went as far as agreeing to try to do the remediation myself to help out the landlord. I thought this was for sure the only way I knew it would be done thoroughly. Of course I knew nothing about mold then. Long story short, one dog is blind, one has asthma and skin problems, I have had numerous problems to long to list. I had a professional test so I did end up finding out what I could take and not take. I decided only to take my computer and I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected it, as stated this proved to be a mistake. The health department will not do anything. If you get luck as I did you can have the county inspector come out and issue code violations although I am certain this will be to no avail as well but good for you in the future. Above and beyond all, NO FANS and DO NOT disturb anything. There are legal forms to send to the landlord but if you are able to move do so now. Try not to take anything especially paper wood or anything porous, I suggest sealing everything and putting it in a storage unit awaiting the landlord to pay for remediation of your things. Only my personal opinion and because I was able to, I would take it all as a loss and start over fresh, especially if there are health problems involved, but again this is only my opinion based on my own experience. READ LOTS... This was a great place to start and so is mold-help.org. If only I knew that then.. Hope that helps. Chris... erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 I think that is exactly what happened. When I pulled the tiles up was the same day the asthma attacks started. I know I disturbed it. My son was wheezing and coughing all night. He is now on a breathing treatment every 4 hours. erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Thanks for the heads up. I will look through the lease and make sure it isn't in there. He never said anything to me about it. renee <rzornrn@...> wrote: Make sure that you didn't sign a wavair for mold in the apartment. When we had to leave our home and everything inside we went into a furnished apt and they made us sign a wavier stating they werne't responsable for any mold. [] Re: moldy rental Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 I wish you well, our son also has Aspergers and the mold really through us for a loop. Best of luck. [] Re: moldy rental Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 Thanks. I can't move. I have no money to start over on. My son is autistic and my car isn't running so I can't even leave the house. I am very frustrated and have begun to feel nauseated every time I go to the bedroom near the bathroom or even go into the bathroom. I was running a fan because my landlord told me to. He also told me to spray it with bleach. What should I do now? Tazin Round <unitedstatesvet@...> wrote: seems to be the one here giving the important advice. This is exactly what happened to me. I did not know these things either at the time and even went as far as agreeing to try to do the remediation myself to help out the landlord. I thought this was for sure the only way I knew it would be done thoroughly. Of course I knew nothing about mold then. Long story short, one dog is blind, one has asthma and skin problems, I have had numerous problems to long to list. I had a professional test so I did end up finding out what I could take and not take. I decided only to take my computer and I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected it, as stated this proved to be a mistake. The health department will not do anything. If you get luck as I did you can have the county inspector come out and issue code violations although I am certain this will be to no avail as well but good for you in the future. Above and beyond all, NO FANS and DO NOT disturb anything. There are legal forms to send to the landlord but if you are able to move do so now. Try not to take anything especially paper wood or anything porous, I suggest sealing everything and putting it in a storage unit awaiting the landlord to pay for remediation of your things. Only my personal opinion and because I was able to, I would take it all as a loss and start over fresh, especially if there are health problems involved, but again this is only my opinion based on my own experience. READ LOTS... This was a great place to start and so is mold-help.org. If only I knew that then.. Hope that helps. Chris... erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 OK - then you're going to need to research whatever kind of assistance may be available to you - Is there a Legal Aid program somewhere - they may know if there is public assistance of some kind to get you set up someplace safe. Are you affiliated with a church or support group that can lend a hand for moving and might have connections for a safe place to live? Unfortunately, moving can be a very hard part - esp. when one feels yucky. But you've GOT to do it. Reach out in your community however you can - get the health dept. to come in and then have a reporter write about your situation - sometimes that can bring in cash from people who want to help or someone to fix your car or other necessities. Channel your frustration into creativity - get to a place where you can see humor in everything going wrong at once... it's certainly one thing we all have in common here to survive and improve. -Haley <green_eyed_indian_princess@...> wrote: Thanks. I can't move. I have no money to start over on. My son is autistic and my car isn't running so I can't even leave the house. I am very frustrated and have begun to feel nauseated every time I go to the bedroom near the bathroom or even go into the bathroom. I was running a fan because my landlord told me to. He also told me to spray it with bleach. What should I do now? Tazin Round <unitedstatesvet@...> wrote: seems to be the one here giving the important advice. This is exactly what happened to me. I did not know these things either at the time and even went as far as agreeing to try to do the remediation myself to help out the landlord. I thought this was for sure the only way I knew it would be done thoroughly. Of course I knew nothing about mold then. Long story short, one dog is blind, one has asthma and skin problems, I have had numerous problems to long to list. I had a professional test so I did end up finding out what I could take and not take. I decided only to take my computer and I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected it, as stated this proved to be a mistake. The health department will not do anything. If you get luck as I did you can have the county inspector come out and issue code violations although I am certain this will be to no avail as well but good for you in the future. Above and beyond all, NO FANS and DO NOT disturb anything. There are legal forms to send to the landlord but if you are able to move do so now. Try not to take anything especially paper wood or anything porous, I suggest sealing everything and putting it in a storage unit awaiting the landlord to pay for remediation of your things. Only my personal opinion and because I was able to, I would take it all as a loss and start over fresh, especially if there are health problems involved, but again this is only my opinion based on my own experience. READ LOTS... This was a great place to start and so is mold-help.org. If only I knew that then.. Hope that helps. Chris... erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 Good Luck with Legal aid and Mold this is sad but good luck her best bet is her Neighbors in it a apartment complex all must come together. the landlord will evict you and no one will do a thing sorry to tell you this I live on HUD Housing Voucher 15 years of this hell of a nightmare. hit the Beach as much as you can with your son and Pray you can fine a kind heart out there I will also pray for you and your son if the Landlord had to pay the Medical bills they would take care of their places. This is something my Judge said in Court I'm still fighting this issue. WETHEPEOPLE Elvira Re: [] Re: moldy rental OK - then you're going to need to research whatever kind of assistance may be available to you - Is there a Legal Aid program somewhere - they may know if there is public assistance of some kind to get you set up someplace safe. Are you affiliated with a church or support group that can lend a hand for moving and might have connections for a safe place to live? Unfortunately, moving can be a very hard part - esp. when one feels yucky. But you've GOT to do it. Reach out in your community however you can - get the health dept. to come in and then have a reporter write about your situation - sometimes that can bring in cash from people who want to help or someone to fix your car or other necessities. Channel your frustration into creativity - get to a place where you can see humor in everything going wrong at once... it's certainly one thing we all have in common here to survive and improve. -Haley <green_eyed_indian_princess@...> wrote: Thanks. I can't move. I have no money to start over on. My son is autistic and my car isn't running so I can't even leave the house. I am very frustrated and have begun to feel nauseated every time I go to the bedroom near the bathroom or even go into the bathroom. I was running a fan because my landlord told me to. He also told me to spray it with bleach. What should I do now? Tazin Round <unitedstatesvet@...> wrote: seems to be the one here giving the important advice. This is exactly what happened to me. I did not know these things either at the time and even went as far as agreeing to try to do the remediation myself to help out the landlord. I thought this was for sure the only way I knew it would be done thoroughly. Of course I knew nothing about mold then. Long story short, one dog is blind, one has asthma and skin problems, I have had numerous problems to long to list. I had a professional test so I did end up finding out what I could take and not take. I decided only to take my computer and I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected it, as stated this proved to be a mistake. The health department will not do anything. If you get luck as I did you can have the county inspector come out and issue code violations although I am certain this will be to no avail as well but good for you in the future. Above and beyond all, NO FANS and DO NOT disturb anything. There are legal forms to send to the landlord but if you are able to move do so now. Try not to take anything especially paper wood or anything porous, I suggest sealing everything and putting it in a storage unit awaiting the landlord to pay for remediation of your things. Only my personal opinion and because I was able to, I would take it all as a loss and start over fresh, especially if there are health problems involved, but again this is only my opinion based on my own experience. READ LOTS... This was a great place to start and so is mold-help.org. If only I knew that then.. Hope that helps. Chris... erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 Just keep in mind your health and your sons health. Even if you can spend most of your time out doors is better than nothing. If you can contact the local news to see if they would want to do a story about you and your son and things you are going through. Re: [] Re: moldy rental OK - then you're going to need to research whatever kind of assistance may be available to you - Is there a Legal Aid program somewhere - they may know if there is public assistance of some kind to get you set up someplace safe. Are you affiliated with a church or support group that can lend a hand for moving and might have connections for a safe place to live? Unfortunately, moving can be a very hard part - esp. when one feels yucky. But you've GOT to do it. Reach out in your community however you can - get the health dept. to come in and then have a reporter write about your situation - sometimes that can bring in cash from people who want to help or someone to fix your car or other necessities. Channel your frustration into creativity - get to a place where you can see humor in everything going wrong at once... it's certainly one thing we all have in common here to survive and improve. -Haley <green_eyed_indian_princess@...> wrote: Thanks. I can't move. I have no money to start over on. My son is autistic and my car isn't running so I can't even leave the house. I am very frustrated and have begun to feel nauseated every time I go to the bedroom near the bathroom or even go into the bathroom. I was running a fan because my landlord told me to. He also told me to spray it with bleach. What should I do now? Tazin Round <unitedstatesvet@...> wrote: seems to be the one here giving the important advice. This is exactly what happened to me. I did not know these things either at the time and even went as far as agreeing to try to do the remediation myself to help out the landlord. I thought this was for sure the only way I knew it would be done thoroughly. Of course I knew nothing about mold then. Long story short, one dog is blind, one has asthma and skin problems, I have had numerous problems to long to list. I had a professional test so I did end up finding out what I could take and not take. I decided only to take my computer and I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected it, as stated this proved to be a mistake. The health department will not do anything. If you get luck as I did you can have the county inspector come out and issue code violations although I am certain this will be to no avail as well but good for you in the future. Above and beyond all, NO FANS and DO NOT disturb anything. There are legal forms to send to the landlord but if you are able to move do so now. Try not to take anything especially paper wood or anything porous, I suggest sealing everything and putting it in a storage unit awaiting the landlord to pay for remediation of your things. Only my personal opinion and because I was able to, I would take it all as a loss and start over fresh, especially if there are health problems involved, but again this is only my opinion based on my own experience. READ LOTS... This was a great place to start and so is mold-help.org. If only I knew that then.. Hope that helps. Chris... erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 You have a made-for-TV story with a disabled son and a car that doesn't go... We all know it's hard from our own experiences: but you gotta keep getting creative - it's going to take many, many tries before you feel like your luck changes, but the alternative is to sit back and let it make you both sick - that would be defeat. -Haley who <jeaninem660@...> wrote: legal aid did not return my calls, the health dept, and other state angencys did nothing, but just lately a couple contacted me that bought a moldy home here and got ill, they were told about me by a state worker that i had just happened to talk to that morning, nice lady, going beyond her job, that doesn't happen often. all you can do is try, I think some things are changeing because these people did get some advice from one of the state agencys but I cant remember who. they told them of a place to go get some test done, but when I called them they said I already had more medical testing than they offer and acted like they mainly didn't want to have to be called into a court case. and they did ask about that right off. I'd had this problem before from medical establishments that dont want to get involved so even if they do have a clue, sometimes they just play like they dont know so you wont envolve them in a court case. this aint right, but it happens. you have to either prove this first or find the few that know something about it and care. a few lucky ones get the news papers or tv stations to take notice, each state seems to be a little different so it never hurts to try. > > > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this > guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate > your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's > reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the > book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this > mystery out so quickly! > > > > -Haley > > And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this > can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a > lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. > Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person > using Hazardous Materials protocols. > (not your landlord with a fan) > - > > FAIR USE NOTICE: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 So true if we had only known about this site before or during or ordeal it would of helped. The health dept. didn't have a clue, the medical people just left us. It is so nice to be able to even vent and maybe help someone else in need. [] Re: moldy rental legal aid did not return my calls, the health dept, and other state angencys did nothing, but just lately a couple contacted me that bought a moldy home here and got ill, they were told about me by a state worker that i had just happened to talk to that morning, nice lady, going beyond her job, that doesn't happen often. all you can do is try, I think some things are changeing because these people did get some advice from one of the state agencys but I cant remember who. they told them of a place to go get some test done, but when I called them they said I already had more medical testing than they offer and acted like they mainly didn't want to have to be called into a court case. and they did ask about that right off. I'd had this problem before from medical establishments that dont want to get involved so even if they do have a clue, sometimes they just play like they dont know so you wont envolve them in a court case. this aint right, but it happens. you have to either prove this first or find the few that know something about it and care. a few lucky ones get the news papers or tv stations to take notice, each state seems to be a little different so it never hurts to try. > > > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this > guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate > your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's > reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the > book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this > mystery out so quickly! > > > > -Haley > > And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this > can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a > lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. > Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person > using Hazardous Materials protocols. > (not your landlord with a fan) > - > > FAIR USE NOTICE: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 I don't understand how there can be so many of us that have lived this nightmare and the laws aren't changing. How do we get people to listen? Re: [] Re: moldy rental OK - then you're going to need to research whatever kind of assistance may be available to you - Is there a Legal Aid program somewhere - they may know if there is public assistance of some kind to get you set up someplace safe. Are you affiliated with a church or support group that can lend a hand for moving and might have connections for a safe place to live? Unfortunately, moving can be a very hard part - esp. when one feels yucky. But you've GOT to do it. Reach out in your community however you can - get the health dept. to come in and then have a reporter write about your situation - sometimes that can bring in cash from people who want to help or someone to fix your car or other necessities. Channel your frustration into creativity - get to a place where you can see humor in everything going wrong at once... it's certainly one thing we all have in common here to survive and improve. -Haley <green_eyed_indian_princess@...> wrote: Thanks. I can't move. I have no money to start over on. My son is autistic and my car isn't running so I can't even leave the house. I am very frustrated and have begun to feel nauseated every time I go to the bedroom near the bathroom or even go into the bathroom. I was running a fan because my landlord told me to. He also told me to spray it with bleach. What should I do now? Tazin Round <unitedstatesvet@...> wrote: seems to be the one here giving the important advice. This is exactly what happened to me. I did not know these things either at the time and even went as far as agreeing to try to do the remediation myself to help out the landlord. I thought this was for sure the only way I knew it would be done thoroughly. Of course I knew nothing about mold then. Long story short, one dog is blind, one has asthma and skin problems, I have had numerous problems to long to list. I had a professional test so I did end up finding out what I could take and not take. I decided only to take my computer and I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected it, as stated this proved to be a mistake. The health department will not do anything. If you get luck as I did you can have the county inspector come out and issue code violations although I am certain this will be to no avail as well but good for you in the future. Above and beyond all, NO FANS and DO NOT disturb anything. There are legal forms to send to the landlord but if you are able to move do so now. Try not to take anything especially paper wood or anything porous, I suggest sealing everything and putting it in a storage unit awaiting the landlord to pay for remediation of your things. Only my personal opinion and because I was able to, I would take it all as a loss and start over fresh, especially if there are health problems involved, but again this is only my opinion based on my own experience. READ LOTS... This was a great place to start and so is mold-help.org. If only I knew that then.. Hope that helps. Chris... erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 At some point, there will be a critical mass of undeniable research/information... each of us is taking it one step further along. For now, folks are in deep denial, as I suspect most of us were until we came to terms with what was happening to us. If I hadn't had allthese weird syptoms happen to me, I never would have understood what killed my neighbor. -Haley --- renee <rzornrn@...> wrote: > I don't understand how there can be so many of > us that have lived this nightmare and the laws > aren't changing. How do we get people to > listen? > Re: [] Re: moldy rental > > OK - then you're going to need to research > whatever kind of assistance may be available to > you - Is there a Legal Aid program somewhere - > they may know if there is public assistance of > some kind to get you set up someplace safe. Are > you affiliated with a church or support group > that can lend a hand for moving and might have > connections for a safe place to live? > Unfortunately, moving can be a very hard part - > esp. when one feels yucky. But you've GOT to do > it. Reach out in your community however you can > - get the health dept. to come in and then have > a reporter write about your situation - > sometimes that can bring in cash from people > who want to help or someone to fix your car or > other necessities. Channel your frustration > into creativity - get to a place where you can > see humor in everything going wrong at once... > it's certainly one thing we all have in common > here to survive and improve. > > -Haley > > <green_eyed_indian_princess@...> > wrote: > Thanks. I can't move. I have no money to > start over on. My son is autistic and my car > isn't running so I can't even leave the house. > I am very frustrated and have begun to feel > nauseated every time I go to the bedroom near > the bathroom or even go into the bathroom. I > was running a fan because my landlord told me > to. He also told me to spray it with bleach. > What should I do now? > > Tazin Round <unitedstatesvet@...> > wrote: seems to be the one here giving the > important advice. This is exactly what happened > to me. I did not know these things either at > the time and even went as far as agreeing to > try to do the remediation myself to help out > the landlord. I thought this was for sure the > only way I knew it would be done thoroughly. Of > course I knew nothing about mold then. Long > story short, one dog is blind, one has asthma > and skin problems, I have had numerous problems > to long to list. I had a professional test so I > did end up finding out what I could take and > not take. I decided only to take my computer > and I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected it, as > stated this proved to be a mistake. > The health department will not do anything. > If you get luck as I did you can have the > county inspector come out and issue code > violations although I am certain this will be > to no avail as well but good for you in the > future. Above and beyond all, NO FANS and DO > NOT disturb anything. There are legal forms to > send to the landlord but if you are able to > move do so now. Try not to take anything > especially paper wood or anything porous, I > suggest sealing everything and putting it in a > storage unit awaiting the landlord to pay for > remediation of your things. Only my personal > opinion and because I was able to, I would take > it all as a loss and start over fresh, > especially if there are health problems > involved, but again this is only my opinion > based on my own experience. READ LOTS... This > was a great place to start and so is > mold-help.org. If only I knew that then.. > Hope that helps. > Chris... > > erikmoldwarrior > <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: > Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > > > - I'd call the health department to > see if they'll make this > guy clean things up for the future. But see > what allows you to vacate > your lease for unsafe conditions & get out > while you can. Your son's > reaction can get worse with time. Go to > moldwarriors.com, buy the > book and read it after you leave. Good for > you for figuring this > mystery out so quickly! > > > > -Haley > > And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the > mold colony, as this > can release a vast increase in spores which > would make the situation a > lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. > Remediation of toxic mold must be performed > by a knowledgeable person > using Hazardous Materials protocols. > (not your landlord with a fan) > - > > FAIR USE NOTICE: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Yes Theresa, I know exactly, I mean exactly what you mean. In fact my car is still sitting in my parents driveway. Even if it ran I am not allowed to get in it because it was contaminated sitting in my garage. I was stuck in my house with no help. I had to walk to the store and all. I finally learned to triple bag things and I used my belt to carry things over my shoulder. Anyway, I finally did get help from my family and without it I would still be there or in the street so I do understand. At that time I was advised to keep windows open when possible but not to run fans because it would keep things or put things airborne. My mistake was trying to fix the problem for the landlord. I suggest that you do your best not to disturb any of the mold, I know this is goofy advice but just keep learning and pray if that's something you do. Do your best with your diet until you can do something. Vinegar can be your best friend for now as well as garlic. Wash your hands often and rub them with vinegar and wash your cloths with it in the rinse cycle. Make sure your son gets lots of fresh air. Basically anything you can do preventative until you can do something. I closed of the worst areas and just tried not to move around very much. I feel like its all bad advice but I understand being in that position and know there is only so much you can do. Keep the faith, something will come through but build your knowledge...... Please let me know if I can help you (with information anyway) I wish I could say I could do more. Chris... <green_eyed_indian_princess@...> wrote: Thanks. I can't move. I have no money to start over on. My son is autistic and my car isn't running so I can't even leave the house. I am very frustrated and have begun to feel nauseated every time I go to the bedroom near the bathroom or even go into the bathroom. I was running a fan because my landlord told me to. He also told me to spray it with bleach. What should I do now? Tazin Round <unitedstatesvet@...> wrote: seems to be the one here giving the important advice. This is exactly what happened to me. I did not know these things either at the time and even went as far as agreeing to try to do the remediation myself to help out the landlord. I thought this was for sure the only way I knew it would be done thoroughly. Of course I knew nothing about mold then. Long story short, one dog is blind, one has asthma and skin problems, I have had numerous problems to long to list. I had a professional test so I did end up finding out what I could take and not take. I decided only to take my computer and I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected it, as stated this proved to be a mistake. The health department will not do anything. If you get luck as I did you can have the county inspector come out and issue code violations although I am certain this will be to no avail as well but good for you in the future. Above and beyond all, NO FANS and DO NOT disturb anything. There are legal forms to send to the landlord but if you are able to move do so now. Try not to take anything especially paper wood or anything porous, I suggest sealing everything and putting it in a storage unit awaiting the landlord to pay for remediation of your things. Only my personal opinion and because I was able to, I would take it all as a loss and start over fresh, especially if there are health problems involved, but again this is only my opinion based on my own experience. READ LOTS... This was a great place to start and so is mold-help.org. If only I knew that then.. Hope that helps. Chris... erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: Haley <myhaze@...> wrote: > > - I'd call the health department to see if they'll make this guy clean things up for the future. But see what allows you to vacate your lease for unsafe conditions & get out while you can. Your son's reaction can get worse with time. Go to moldwarriors.com, buy the book and read it after you leave. Good for you for figuring this mystery out so quickly! > > -Haley And be wary of allowing anyone to disturb the mold colony, as this can release a vast increase in spores which would make the situation a lot worse - by several orders of magnitude. Remediation of toxic mold must be performed by a knowledgeable person using Hazardous Materials protocols. (not your landlord with a fan) - FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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