When flooding leads to mold
Here’s an excerpt article from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel regarding a problem at the count appraiser’s office. Flooding has predictably led to mold infestation and the costs of removal a burden on the taxpayers:
First, it was rats. Now, the county agency that sets property values is plagued with leaks, mold and flooding.
The problem is so bad that the Property Appraiser’s Office likely will have to move out of the Governmental Center for two years while the roof is torn off and replaced. The cost to taxpayers: at least $2.5 million, and it could be much more expensive because officials don’t know the price of rebuilding the office after the new roof is installed.
Despite repeated repairs, water from a nearby alley was 4 inches deep in parts of the office after rain in late October. Sections of the roof have leaked so badly that computers have died and plastic trays with funnels now line the ceiling to collect water and drain it into buckets. Potential mold has been discovered in the walls and ceiling.
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