Posts with tag mold

Mold and Other Rental Nightmares Two months after Kim Johnson moved into her new rental apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, she started to have trouble breathing. She took herself to an allergist and discovered she was highly allergic to mold. Suspicious, Johnson started examining her apartment and discovered black mold on... Continue Reading »

With foreclosures at record highs, buying a foreclosed home might be a great deal, but the risk of getting a lemon also is greater. Home inspectors don't always catch all the flaws in foreclosed homes that have remained empty for months, if not a year or longer. Here are the top areas, from air conditioning to... Continue Reading »

There's cleaning and there's home detoxifying. If your body needs a good cleansing and detox every once in a while, why wouldn't your home? We recently examined some ways to spring clean your home with particular attention to overlooked germ spots, but detoxifying the home takes it to a whole new level. If you think this... Continue Reading »

New York City is fighting asthma in a new way: by forcing 175 slumlords to clean up their act. The City Council is focusing on the worst landlord offenders. These are the slumlords who do not fix conditions such as mold, vermin, insect infestation, and garbage. All of these unsanitary conditions are contributing factors... Continue Reading »

Most of us have found ourselves ferociously scrubbing a pesky spot of recurring dirt in the corner bathtub before realizing, "Ew! That's mold!" Coming to terms with what you have found may be the biggest feat. Once you know, don't worry -- there are tricks to annihilate mold and mildew whether it's lurking on carpet, tiles... Continue Reading »