Mold Litigation Legal Questions

Your post does not ask a question that can be answered in a Q&A forum like this.You need to contact a personal injury attorney with experience in mold litigation in or near the county where you live.To make your case palatable to such an attorney, you will need the results of whatever testing you have done to determine the type of mold, the report of an expert who will testify that the type of mold in your apartment is known to cause the physical symptoms you are experiencing (this is called general causation), and reports from your treating doctors establishing that your physical symptoms are caused by exposure to that particular mold, typically through a mycotoxin test.You will also want to gather together all of the evidence pertaining to what damages you have sustained.  For example, documentation of how many days you missed work because you were ill because of the mold, what medical expenses you paid out of pocket for treatment and diagnosis  pertaining to the mold, any out-of-pocket expenses you incurred for alternate living arrangements or remediation efforts you undertook, etc.  These are called compensatory damages.Note that these cases are very difficult to win under the best of circumstances and can be quite expensive with the cost of experts and testing required to make a good solid case.  Unless your compensatory damages are well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is highly unlikely any attorney would speculate on such a case by taking it on a contingency fee, so be prepared to spend tens of thousands of dollars.You will also need to come up with a pretty persuasive explanation as to why you didn't simply move.  Any defendant will use your failure to move to another apartment as evidence of a failure to mitigate your damages.  In most mold litigation, the plaintiff does not discover that it is mold in his home or business that was causing him to become sick for a long time and then the plaintiff promptly moves out and sues.  Since you contacted an attorney in 2020, your case is atypical in that regard.... Read More

There is no right to a rental you can afford let alone a remodled one that sells for more. Especially if you are breaking the lease with unapproved guests or pets. As a heads up, they may refuse to renew the lease regardless if they need to remodel the units so you will need to plan for that potential also. ... Read More

Unless you can prove the homeowner was aware of it and didn't disclose - nothinhg in a legal sense. You can make an insurance claim for any remediation needed or if its not woth risking a premium hike, spmply pay for the remediatin. IF there is evidence the other person lied about it, then you woul dneed to address this with a real estate lawyer as to the options.... Read More