Mold in my town home, what should we do?
My husband and I moved into a town home last Sept. and got our place inspected by an inspector last July. How we discovered this was we had a leak in our kitchen and right above it is the shower so we knew it coming from the show from the bathroom. We had a plummer come out to look at the problem and he cut the cieling in the kitchen and their was mold pretty much all over. We called our insector and he said to call our home insurance company and he had nothing to do with it. The plummer said the home insurance does not cover the mold because it was there before we purchase the town home. Who should we go after the home inspector? The people who sold us the town home? Any suggestions would help.
Should we get an attorney? If so what time of an attorney should we look for
Answers:
You may have a cause of action with the home inspector who prepared the report prior to your purchase of the home.
If his inspection was so minimal as to miss a leak in the kitchen (the most common place for leaks) then it is very likely that he missed the shower leak also.
In the meantime, mitigate your damages by having the mold treated. If left untreated, your family may be exposed to an unhealthy, dangerous situation.
Good luck.
Mold inspections are separate from home inspections, so your inspector is correct. You say it is pretty much all over, all over what? the whole house? the ceiling? That condition is more common than you think. I would talk to your insurance agent on insurance matters, not your plumber. Would you call your insurance agent to unclog a drain?
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