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Is This Mold?

Is This Mold?Over the last few weeks, I have got really sick, and had to discard everything I own in my apartment. It's difficult to explain, and my land lord is denying any possible chance of mold.

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Could someone please clarify if what I found under my, what appears to be rubberized laminate flooring, to be a mold of some sort. It's been a very exhausting few weeks and I just need to know before I fork out another couple hundred to get a mold detection specialist in here. The white stuff under my flooring looks like paint, but it rubs off, plus I'm not sure what happens to black mold when it dries up, I've read it turns to a powdery substance.

The last pics shows some dark stuff coming up through the flooring. Can anybody help?

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January 29, 20170 found this helpful

This is mold. You can destroy it with a bleach solution. However, a rental agreement is to provide you with a safe place to live in exchange for rent. He is not keeping his part of the bargain. You can take him to court. You can also notify the Department of Health. Years ago we had a landlord who didn't give sufficient heat.

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We had the Department of Health come and take the temperature of the apartment. Once we had proof that we were right, we stopped paying rent until he fixed the issue. We moved out once we found a better place to live.

 
January 29, 20171 found this helpful

Thank you so much, I must tell you all that I live in Ontario Canada, and I'm not to sure I can sue, if I could, is it really worth it.
I knew I wasn't crazy, I thought it is mold,
Thanks again

 
January 30, 20170 found this helpful

I too am from Ontario. Please find a copy of Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Act, you probably get it on the Ontario Government website or an Service Ontario center. There should a Housing Authority near or where you live. Find out your rights fast.

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Your local MPP should be able to help you as well as your local Public Health department. Any or all of these places should be able to direct you and even let you know if you can take legal action, esp. Housing

 

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January 29, 20171 found this helpful

IT definitely is mold, from the looks of it. Plus your sickness is also evidence, and the fact you had to throw out your things.

You could sue for damages, upon having to do all these things because of the landlord's negligence.

 

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January 29, 20171 found this helpful

It does appear to be mold. Have the landlord come back over and look at it.

 
February 1, 20170 found this helpful

from what I see, it looks like mold to me....
www.moldtestinglab.com/mold_testing.html

you can send it for testing

 

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February 1, 20170 found this helpful

You definitely have mold and here is a site that will give you a small clue as to why your landlord is saying it is not mold:

www.homeadvisor.com/.../

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Here is a site in Canada to order a test kit:

www.modernalchemyair.com/.../

You should not be staying in a place that has this much mold.
If you get the test results you will have proof to take to your health department as well as your landlord.

I believe the health department will make your landlord furnish you a safe place to stay until your apartment is considered safe and reimburse you for any health related costs as well as for your furnishings.

You may just wish to move but consider the problems you have been living with and try to recoup some of your lost money.

 

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