Mold Remediation follow-up - do you require another test?

[SierraMV]

After the mold remediation has been completed, do you require a follow-up mold test, or is the remediation enough? Do you make an extraordinary assumption that the mold
has in fact been remediated?

When I completed a meth house report, I required a certification/statement after remediation stating that the house was 'safe'. The realtors had a field day with this, they had never
had an appraiser ask for a certification after the fact. Overkill??

Thanks!

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

There are some things that can be rather safely assumed- that extraordinary assumption thingy. So, exactly what did you require originally? And if someone is willing to say that they did this, what evidence do you have that they did not. So why the caveat. If a Realtor I'd be a mite miffed myself.

 

[Raven59]

You are not a mold expert (I assume). It's on your client now. By accepting a report to say it's safe, you are now in the hot seat for a liability claim if it fails later. Stay away and leave the burden on the client. Stay in your lane.

 

[SierraMV]

There are some things that can be rather safely assumed- that extraordinary assumption thingy. So, exactly what did you require originally? And if someone is willing to say that they did this, what evidence do you have that they did not. So why the caveat. If a Realtor I'd be a mite miffed myself.

With the meth house the bank wanted me to state that the dwelling was now 'safe' to occupy, so I asked the remediation company for something to that effect. They would not provide it. It was remediated so I assume it is safe to occupy, but I am not an expert on safe levels of mold or meth for that matter, hence the extraordinary assumption. The bank wants the mold house done subject to remediation; I'm still working on the mold house report, which is why I'm asking.

 

[SierraMV]

You are not a mold expert (I assume). It's on your client now. By accepting a report to say it's safe, you are now in the hot seat for a liability claim if it fails later. Stay away and leave the burden on the client. Stay in your lane.

This was my thinking as well. Which is why I required another report to state the levels of detectable meth were in the 'safe' range. Could this also be done by stating an extraordinary assumption?

 

[J Grant]

With the meth house the bank wanted me to state that the dwelling was now 'safe' to occupy, so I asked the remediation company for something to that effect. They would not provide it. It was remediated so I assume it is safe to occupy, but I am not an expert on safe levels of mold or meth for that matter, hence the extraordinary assumption. The bank wants the mold house done subject to remediation; I'm still working on the mold house report, which is why I'm asking.

Even the remediation company was smart enough not to offer something like that. We should be too.

"The remediation was done by a professional company, and the assumption is the dwelling would be safe to occupy per the remediation having been completed. "

Imo a statement like that is enough and I would not order a second inspection or report. I wouldn't make such a statement unless the bank asked for it, as you specified they did.

Otherwise, it is: "The mold remediation was performed by a licensed /professional company and completed on X date to fulfill the subject to condition.

THE END. We are not health inspectors, and the reality is even after remediation, especially in a climate like Florida, there can be traces of mold. Low levels of mold are normal and present in many dwellings. It is when the mold becomes airborne and the toxic spores open to breathe that it becomes a health hazard.

 

[Overimprovement]

I would never state it was safe. I would reference the REPORT that said it was safe. Follow that with a statement that you are not an expert in environmental issues including mold.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

I would contact the bank and say you are not in a position to say it is safe. Then refer them to the remediation company. no one in the environmental business that is in their right mind would ever certify that they have perfected the safety of the property. I used to work for an environmental firm, and you would have been fired for saying that.

 

[Dublin ohio]

After the mold remediation has been completed, do you require a follow-up mold test, or is the remediation enough? Do you make an extraordinary assumption that the mold
has in fact been remediated?

When I completed a meth house report, I required a certification/statement after remediation stating that the house was 'safe'. The realtors had a field day with this, they had never
had an appraiser ask for a certification after the fact. Overkill??

Thanks!

Your answer lies within the definition of the word remediation itself. No more needs to be said.

 

[andrew81]

Mold Remediation follow-up - do you require another test?

No