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NEW
JERSEY HOME INSPECTOR
CERTIFIED LICENSED ASHI MEMBER
IN NEW JERSEY, BERGEN
COUNTY, PASSAIC COUNTY,
ESSEX COUNTY AND MORRIS
COUNTY IN NJ.
Mold and mildew have been in
the news quite a bit lately. So much so
that one would think medical journals are full
of instances where people have gotten sick from
mold and mildew in alarming numbers.
I hate to tell you I personally know quite a few
doctors and none report ever seeing such
information in reputable medical journals.
So if the problem is not documented in medical
journals are mold and mildew that big of a deal?
I say yes they are for one reason .... public
perception. If a you are told a problem or
potential problem exists in a home and you care
enough to ask questions it is likely the person
you sell your home to one day may have the same
concerns.
Another major problem at the moment is home
owner's insurance. Believe it or not it is
getting more and more difficult to get home
owner's insurance. Insurance companies
make money whey you pay them a premium not when
they pay a claim, Many home owners
are finding out insurance companies will not
write a policy for home that have had leaks or
mold and mildew issues. If you can't
insure a home you can't get a mortgage, this
makes it difficult to sell your home.
The far bigger potential problem is that you and
your family move into the home and shortly after
someone gets very sick. Perhaps it had
nothing to do with mold at all, none the less
why take the chance.
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