Another "moldy" post.

[Chris Egan]

What would you do in my situation. I have a tenant that has been with me for about 2 years her lease just came up so she in currently month to month. For the most part she has been decent. A few months back she called and said there was a leak in the basement it was the pressure relief valve on the water heater. I had one of my repair guys go fix it. Then about a month later she called and complained about mold on the on the sheetrock and a little on the baseboard about a 10x10 room.  I went to check it out and there was. I had it cleaned with a mold cleaner and then had them put Kilz on it and repainted. I have gone over there since and do not see any mold or smell any musty smell. Now she is telling me that she did a Pro lab test from Home Depot and there is mold in the air. She wants to have a company come out and do an air quality test and it the mold levels are elevated then she wants me to pay for the work and the test. So my conundrum I could just give her a 30 day notice and have her leave (that would be fine). At the same time she has been a decent tenant and if there really is a problem I do want to take care of it. So what would you do?

[Edward L lauckern]

I would not be paying for mold remediation without her leaving the house. It's too dangerous to live there if the condition is as bad as she claims. I would really see if its just in the duct work or carpets etc and getting blowing around if so just get the duct work cleaned and new air filter provided you have them. Might be just in the air from previous mold spores. Also make sure you check how much mold is in the air with her test. I believe there is a tolerable level of mold before it becomes a concern for humans. If she's a good tenant put her back in after it is completed.