Re: Black Mold

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On 7/18/06, L Sams wrote:
> We have just moved into an apartment this past june in
> Northeastern PA. We have Black Mold in the kitchen and
> bathroom, and it is under the floors and behind the lower
> kitchen cabinets. It isn't just a little bit....It is alot.
> My husband and I have both spoken to the landlord, and he
> says we should just spray it with bleach. Even if this
> would work, we would have to remove the whole shower wall
> in the bathroom, and all of the lower cabinets in the
> kitchen to get to where the mold is. Does anyone know our
> rights where this is concerned? We have small children, and
> we all have allergies which have not stopped flaring up
> since we moved in. And the smell when the weather is hot
> and humid is horrible. We cant even use the kitchen
> cabinets to put stuff into, and have the doors tied shut so
> the baby doesnt get into them.
>
> Lisa

Hi Lisa,

Get the heck out of your place ASAP! I was living in that
stuff for 7 and a half years with my baby who is now 13 and
we have NEVER been the same health wise. I never knew mold
could be so bad. ...Bleach causes aneven more toxic
reactionbetween the bleach combination and the micotoxins
from the mold! Sounds like your landlord is clueless. My
NEW business is Mold testing AND mold remediation! Trust
me...just leave. Save your family. It is your landlords
responsibility to give you a healthy and habitual place to
live. Keep all your requests in writing to your landlord. He
would be very dumb to ignore you as that is what could get
him in serious trouble. Are you on a lease. Test the molds
and see what species they are. got to Drfungus.com and
educate your self you will thank me later for this info. If
you have lived there long..the spores will be in your
belongings. Also not good. I left everything behind. Good
luck to you and your health!!! Been on antifungals for 7
years now and started having seizures from inhaling the
spores in our condo....its a tough disease to have. You can
avoid it if you leave quickly enough. It's also the dose!