Try explaining to a 6-year-old boy that he can’t live with his mother because her apartment is ridden with mold. Shanica James has tried. But her son, Cafarie, a smart, high-spirited first-grader, just doesn’t understand. Shanica James in her apartment at Olympic Gardens in Brick. For the past
Read more →Think of these situations: you might get a runny nose from time to time. You are having a relaxing evening on the couch with your loved one and, out of the blue, you start sneezing, and your eyes get watery. If you know to have allergies, then
Read more →
CARLINVILLE – Following years of mold troubles in one of its residence halls, Blackburn College administrators have decided to sue the company that installed its heating and air conditioning system, alleging that poor design triggered a dorm-wide mold outbreak. The lawsuit, which was filed in Macoupin County
Read more →MONTECITO, Calif. – Some of the homeowners inside the Montecito disaster zone have seen black mold appearing on the walls this week. That’s a sign of stagnant water and poor air circulation. One home near Olive Mill and the Montecito creek had a section about two feet
Read more →
In Kashmere Gardens, a historically black neighborhood and one of this city’s poorest, the floodwaters have receded, but sorrow is on full display in the piles that line the street. Heaps of soggy carpet padding. Chunks of drywall. Splintered boards, broken dressers and moldering mattresses. A television.
Read more →Molds are part of our natural environment. They feed on dead organic matter in our yards, landfills, and even our homes. Molds are important because they help in the decomposition process. Turning carbon based materials into food that can be digested to create more mold. However,
Read more →Dive Brief: Each year, there are dozens of cases of mold found in K-12 classrooms and on college campuses, according to the Wall Street Journal. The repairs can be extensive for schools, costing anywhere between a few hundred dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Mold is
Read more →INDIANAPOLIS — With all the recent rains pounding down on homes, the Marion County Public Health Department is being flooded with complaints about mold. “About 50 percent of the calls we receive for housing-related issues are for mold,” said Lara Morgan, team leader with the
Read more →GRETNA – A mother is seeking damages, claiming that toxic mold in an apartment harmed her family. Aisha Greenaway, individually and on behalf of her minor children, filed a suit against Live Oak Manor LP in the 24th Judicial District Court on Dec. 12, 2016. According to
Read more →Mold is all too common and is often found after water damages your home, but it’s not always covered by homeowner’s insurance. Not only can mold be destructive and an eyesore, but it can also be hazardous to your family’s health and expensive to remedy, with an
Read more →