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Why didn't anyone ever tell me black mold is fatal?
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Remember Brittany Murphy died for the same mold OP has been breathing for years.
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Bluekaveli
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My dad never did, my mom however lol!
There are people who's dad hasn't called them a dumb ass one time or another?
Health and wellness industry. Lol.
Nobody needs to know what my private life is like, bruh.
How About No
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Wow, you're issue sounds exactly like the one I had about 4 years ago... except I didn't stay there and I had them "fix" it like 3-4 times. I finally took them to court and that was a really bullshit experience. I got out of there with as soon as my year was up.
My ceiling ended up collapsing once.... maybe twice? Thank god I was never in there when it happened, however I did take showers with the quicknessss. (especially since there was rarely any hot water)
It doesn't happen to be Hayco Managament does it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFexwOh87ig
I have pictures somewhere mushrooms growing out of my ceiling.
Found Them:
The weird crop is cause I needed the dates for court. You can see in one of the pics there's a black trash bag near the pipe, before I even moved in that was someone's solution... I had 3 different supers within that year cause their job was such a nightmare.
That's not wiring stick out...is it?
Oh god it's not oh god oh god oh god
I wish you had thought of this before making this thread.
The irony is killing me.
SomewhatGroovy
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I live in a house built in 1984 and shit like this worries me. We have had leaks that I know has caused water absorption around the inside of my chimney and bathroom. Siding and any fixes needed for consequential damages is so flipping expensive though.
Homeownership sucks.
Question: is there a way to measure how much mold is in the air, if at all?
Homeownership sucks.
Question: is there a way to measure how much mold is in the air, if at all?
J
Jpop
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Your dad called me and told me to say, " Tell my dumbass son to get his head out of his ass."
You're welcome.
Valkerionseven
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Yeah OP, your kinda dumb for just letting it go like that for years sorry.
You not only let a simple problem persist simply cause your lazy and expected the crew whos job it is to fix it to be lazy too but now it turned into a full health hazard.
Not to mention your paying for this place, its your full right to complain about problems that should be fixed by trained staff. Yet you didn't. I want to just mind my business too and not be bothered/bother anyone but fuck if my apartment is falling apart you better be sure im complaining about it if I'm paying.
You not only let a simple problem persist simply cause your lazy and expected the crew whos job it is to fix it to be lazy too but now it turned into a full health hazard.
Not to mention your paying for this place, its your full right to complain about problems that should be fixed by trained staff. Yet you didn't. I want to just mind my business too and not be bothered/bother anyone but fuck if my apartment is falling apart you better be sure im complaining about it if I'm paying.
quackamole
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How do you differentiate between black mold and the kinds that don't kill? I have some moldy looking spots on my shower curtain and I'm hoping it's just mildew and not black mold. Thankfully so far it's only ever been on the shower curtains and not on the walls and tub.
Northernlights
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Common knowledge I thought....
clockworkinyou
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Holy fuck, it's a docpan thread!
Yo, fuck that mold.
Yo, fuck that mold.
blame space
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so wait, is black mold fatal if you breathe it in one time?
Emulated Hype
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It depends on how bad it is. If the mold is from a leak between floors, then it needs to be checked out - at the very least to resolve the plumbing problem. In this case, depending on how bad it is, the walls for the bathroom may need to be stripped out if this has been going on for several years. OP mentioned plaster and wood falling from their bathroom ceiling before the first 'patch' job, so I'd reckon things are probably much worse than what can be physically seen from inside of the room at the moment.
Usually upstairs floods are the culprit when it comes to condemnations - overflowing toilets, busted sinks or showers, ect. People will take the time to treat the carpet, but the water will usually have enough time to sink into the floorboards and down the walls of the unit below. This in-turn can cause wood-rot and fuck up the wiring in the walls in addition to incubating mold. In the OP's instance, it sounds like there's either a crack in their neighbor's tub/shower-tile or there's something wrong with the pipes. Likely the latter.
The Hermit
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The whole op is hilarious.
"Black mold" is one of the most common excuses used to try to get out of an apartment lease. Black mold is not lethal, but mold in general can aggravate allergies/asthma. Generally speaking, mold shows up in apartment bathrooms with poor ventilation. When you shower you need to turn on the air vent, or if there is no vent you have to open the window. If you do not do these things, "black mold" will show up.
In your case, it sounds like the moisture from the leak upstairs (another common report) will cause the molding. Report it to your city's Building & Compliance department and have them show up. They'll cite the landlord.
In your case, it sounds like the moisture from the leak upstairs (another common report) will cause the molding. Report it to your city's Building & Compliance department and have them show up. They'll cite the landlord.
You obviously never watched That 70's Show
I don't KNOOWWWWW, Margo!!
Remember Brittany Murphy died for the same mold OP has been breathing for years.
uhh no, it was from drug use.
There's another thing all of you guys have overlooked. Rent!
I look at it like this: if you're a pain in the ass tenant that bitches, moans, complains and nags, then what are you gonna do as the management company in charge? Not only take longer to fix the problem but more importantly -- jack that mother fuckers rent up!!! Don't like the apartment? No problem, this is New York baby and there's dozens if not hundreds of others lining up waiting for a vacancy.
Health and safety is one thing but at the end of the day I'm just tryin to save a few dollars any way I can get it. Of course, exploding bloater syndrome ain't the way I'm trying to go out, either.
Professor Beef
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ITT I learned that OP is a filthy fuck, and a dumbass. Good to know.
John Caboose
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"now there's a full blown spore colony on select patches of my ceiling"
ew.
did she smoke the mold?
ew.
did she smoke the mold?
It's not fatal directly. But long term exposure can cause health problems that could cause death.
Hyperactivity
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wow, forget the mold business, I can think everything else about the OP is more remarkable, and utterly depressing...
EDIT: Hooooly shit, looking at OP's other threads...
EDIT: Hooooly shit, looking at OP's other threads...
How About No
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Oh man, how it is to experience Docpan's threads for the first time...
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Tell me if I went overboard in beating the shit out of my friend.
I may have excluded the best, I'm just going by the most amusing titles
Old threads are always giant graveyards.....
Joyful
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hmm op is kind of a piece of shit
Ragnar Blackmane
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Baron Doggystyle von Woof
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This thread reminds me, I need to buy RE7.
After having spend far too much time (aka any time) reading several of your threads, I got to give props to your father at least he admits when he fucks up.
More importantly please sue the landlord, then come and make a post about it, we all want to hear how much he deserves to get beaten for not having fixed something that took you several years to report.
P.S. Flawless use of tags.
More importantly please sue the landlord, then come and make a post about it, we all want to hear how much he deserves to get beaten for not having fixed something that took you several years to report.
P.S. Flawless use of tags.
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