Black Mold in Apartments in Florida information

[Jose Rueda]

Good afternoon BiggerPockets Community,

So this post is to provide some information for the Florida tenants/landlords laws. I am not a lawyer and this is information I found while doing research. This will hopefully educated and familiarize new investors or existing investors. Currently, I am renting right now until I finish my accelerated nursing program in school and then I am planing on purchasing my first multifamily unit. Recently, I've been having some issues with my landlord where there has been a leak in the roof for over a month now and as a result, black mold as been flourishing. I've informed them about the issue as soon as I recognized it to help save them money on any repairs. However, they have not been very responsive in taking any major forms of actions. I've sent a written information multiple times and I've called them countless times as well. The only response I've received from them is that they need to wait until the drywall is completely dried before they can do anything. However, the problem I am seeing is that it is rainy season here in South Florida and there isn't even a tarp on the roof to prevent water from pooling up on the ceiling. This led me to get some information regarding the tenant/landlord laws regarding certain issues and came up with some information. However, I am not planning on seeking legal actions, just a resolution especially since I have children living here. So for any tenants/landlords who do not know the exact Florida statue for Tenent/landlord laws, you can find the links below to become educated on them. Knowing the knowledge is just one way to protect yourself and sharing the knowledge will help others. Hope this information can be useful to anyone.

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/florida-rules-regarding-mold-rental-properties.html

Section 83.43, F.S.

https://www.freshfromflorida.com/Consumer-Resources/Consumer-Rights-and-Responsibilities/Landlord-Tenant-Law-in-Florida