Renters need to check for mold, mildew in property
Due diligence on the part of prospective tenants is something that increasingly has to involve mold. Check out this article from St. Petersburg Florida:
Jodie Baker, 25, struggles to tend for her ill son while her other two sick children beg for attention at her feet.
“They have had some kind of ongoing stomach virus that has come and gone for the past three months, vomiting and fevers,” she said.
Baker said her children started getting sick about two weeks after she moved into her new Midtown apartment.
“All three of my children are asthmatic,” Baker said. “I’ve had them out of day care for three weeks.”
While the ailments of the kids might not be directly attributable to possible unhealthy conditions in the apartment, renters should, however, be aware of possible health hazards that can come with new leases, said Jeannine Mallory, spokeswoman for the Pinellas County Health Department.
Renters should be extra cautious before signing a lease because they do not benefit from home inspections like potential homeowners do.
“Mold and dust and mildew are really big allergy and asthma triggers,” Mallory said. “You can inspect the property before you move in with an eye towards any health issues that you might have.”
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