Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 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) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 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...
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