The 2001 Toxic Mold Protection Act (PDF; SB 732, Ortiz) directed the California Department of Health Services (now Department of Public Health or CDPH) to determine the feasibility of establishing health-based permissible exposure limits (PELS) for indoor mold. If...
Molds release tiny spores and even smaller particles that travel through the air. Everyone inhales some mold every day without apparent harm; however, molds can cause allergy, irritation or inflammation, or rarely, infection. Allergic reactions are the most...
Molds are simple, microscopic organisms, present virtually everywhere, indoors and outdoors. Molds, along with mushrooms and yeasts, are fungi and are needed to break down dead plant and animal material and to recycle nutrients in the environment. Because molds grow...
It’s one of the most frequent complaints among California tenants, but until 2016 there was little they could do about potentially hazardous mold in their units. Since 2016, state law considers mold a condition of substandard housing. That means for the first...
If you have a tenant with mold sensitivities who alerts you to a mold problem, the appropriate response may not be obvious. You may think that it’s your responsibility to clean it up, but many times, it’s not. It depends on the severity and cause of the...
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