Testing plan--for insurance and potential legal case

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Hi all,

It has been made clear to me once again that our HOA will never vote to fix the

moisture and remaining mold (spores in the common area's carpet and in the air;

they did have the sheets of mold cleaned up in the basement). The other members

of the HOA keep telling me that mold remediatiors have said that you can clean

up the mold without fixing the moisture, and despite all my counter arguments

about how these remediators are not scientists and are interested in selling a

service, they still believe they were right to clean up the visible mold problem

and not address the water coming in. You may wonder just where in the heck do

they think the mold problem came from in the first place? And while the answer

is clear to you and me--water in the basement--denial is as powerful as any

drug.

So we need to get out. Every day brings a new manifestation of illness for me.

Infections, shingles, and eczema should be enough; but it's the constant

rhinitis and fatigue that does me in.

I need to come up with a plan for environmental testing for insurance purposes

and in case we decide to plunder our retirement to go ahead with a lawsuit.

I have so far done microscopic testing with a well known person in my state. He

grew colonies out of spores and found very high counts. He was able to identify

a few genera but mostly only species.

In order to have a case that would stand up in court, what do I need?

I am thinking PCR? Via bulk and tape or--? And mycotoxins and bacteria? When I

call an EMSL lab, what lingo do I use to get the right testing?

As for myself, should I get mycotoxin testing from Real Time Labs or is the

presence of allergies sufficient from a legal, burden-of-proof point of view?

Thanks for any help,

AN