In 2008, Maryland spearheaded mold licensure by passing the “Maryland Mold Remediation Services Act,” which would have required any company to obtain a state license and any employee offering mold remediation services to be certified. Due to various budget constraints, the bill was never implemented and eventually sunset in 2019. However, Delegate Shaneka Henson has… Read More »Maryland Legislature Attempts to Revisit Mold with New Bill

Mold in Private Military Housing Draws Congressional Attention Subcommittees from both the United States Senate and House of Representatives held hearings recently on concerning issues in private military housing. Both committees heard testimony from witnesses who referenced mold exposure as one of the pervasive issues they faced while living in homes owned by private corporations.… Read More »Mold in Private Military Housing Draws Congressional Attention

Titled “In rainy Washington state, weak laws squash tenants’ rights to mold remediation,” a recent article describes what it is like living in a home in a state with lackluster mold remediation laws, the health effects associated with living in a house with mold, and the prevalence of moldy homes in the United States. Read… Read More »Mold Continues to Haunt Defenseless Families

Story written and submitted by Heather Cress From September 2017 to April 2019 my family lived in a privatized military home in Texas. Our daughter was a healthy 3-year-old who had never needed so much as an antibiotic, but within a couple weeks she became very ill.  She experienced gushing nose bleeds, chronic ear infections,… Read More »Real Mold Stories:Heather Cress

Story written and submitted by Erik Nelson How did your illness come to be?Out of grad school I moved from Illinois to NC in 2011. I had begun working in an office with a history ofwater damage. The office would often flood, and my desk was situated below an HVAC unit with a faultyseal. Being… Read More »Real Mold Stories: Erik Nelson

Story written and submitted by Amanda Boldin I wish I knew exactly what happened, but I don’t. All I know is I was excited to move in with my new boyfriend, I was on a high, and life truly was great! One day I could walk, and the next day I couldn’t. My balance and proprioception… Read More »Real Mold Stories: Amanda Boldin

Story written and submitted by Laurie Bani Essa I have a mold story I am sharing in hopes of helping others.  I lost my mobile home from it. I was very sick for the past 3 years, and almost died in my home on 11/28/2017.  I had many symptoms and many doctors could not diagnose… Read More »Real Mold Stories: Laurie Bani Essa