Re: Landlords, renters often wind up sparring about spores

[Guest guest]

There need to be much more specific and hard hitting laws when it comes to

preventing mold insides of walls and preventing landlords retaliating

against tenants for complaining. Far too often tenants are evicted for

complaining and then if they have lost their job they can't rent another

apartment and they end up homeless of being forced to stay with friends or

relatives.

Landlords should not be able to blame mold problems from flooding and leaky

pipes etc. on tenants as those issues are caused by lack of maintenance and

often predate the tenancy.

[Guest guest]

Every guild to mold removal that I have seen says bleach should be

used on things like wood, and EMPHATICALLY then rinsed off with clean

water. It should not be sprayed, it should be used on rags with soap

and water and scrubbing.

That is on structural members - wood which is usually insides of

walls.. Not on that parts that people inside of their apartments can

see. Bleach is highly caustic and can damage the lungs.

It should not be used around children. And it should not be used on

gypsum board, i.e. sheetrock. Contaminated sheetrock should be torn

out and replaced.

Sheetrock that is colonized by mold needs to be removed and replaced.

No guide I have ever seen recommends spraying sheetrock with bleach.

Sheetrock needs to be replaced.