I 'interviewed 3 separate motel rooms at Extended Stay.......

[Guest guest]

today, and EACH one knocked me over,,,,the motel office smelled of

mold, and 2 of the rooms had carpeting installed new in July.....eyes

burned in 5 sec's. Geeee, my chemical sensi. are bad news now!!! I

went to realter today to check MLS to see if houses/condos came up

with wooden floor/tile....but nope...have to search EACH listing

separately....same for rentals...personally, I don't think " fate " has

anything to do with my sickhouse issue....it was " allowed to happen to

test my faith....I truly believe that, but won't start on that subject

to offend anyone. My lifespan may be shortened, but I believe there is

a reason for all this!

Dread thinking about finding a decent place and moving in and 6 mos

later...boom...same issue...and some of you have MOVED " several " times

in ONE YEAR! Guess I better rent and not buy again....least I'll have

just 30 day notice to give. Steve

[Guest guest]

Steve, you don't even need to go inside many apartments. You can

just drive around in areas and look for apartment buildings with for

rent sign and if they have those 'mold boxes' handing on windows you

know they will be moldy (unless they have hardwood or tile floors,

then you may have a chance). However most buildings that were built

to be apartments have carpeting. It's mostly old buildings that

have been converted into apartments that are likely to have hardwood

floors. Look for air conditioner condensors outside of building.

If they have those, they have central air and heat. They still may

be moldy but you have a better chance. Also look for through the

wall units, that look like 'registers' or vent through wall. They

are also mold factories. If they have wall or window a/c units, ask

anyone around building that lives there, if units are carpeted.

Window a/c and carpeting in my experience is a bad combination. The

a/c unit sprays carpet with mold spores that cannot be cleaned up.

If window a/c sprays hard flooring with mold spores, cleaning floors

can pick spores up and prevent infestation of apartment. Even the

apartments with central a/c have small inexpensive units with a not

so hot filter but seem to be better than the window kind and

you 'may' be able to buy a better filter for it. I know it sounds

expensive and is but Marriott 'Residence Inn' has central a/c's for

all room. They do have 'extended' rates that are cheaper than short

stays. They offer a real breakfast, not just rolls and juice, and a

buffet in the evening except for weekends which sometimes has

hotdogs and hamburgers or bbq, etc, nothing fancy.

--- In , " shybasset " <shybasset@...>

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> today, and EACH one knocked me over,,,,the motel office smelled of

> mold, and 2 of the rooms had carpeting installed new in

July.....eyes

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