Did Toxic Mold Kill Colorado Springs Boy

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The following is based on facts and real life accounts, followed by my opnions on the issues.

A Colorado Springs mother is pointing her finger at toxic mold for the death of her son.


Air-quality inspector finds a shocking amount of mold right next to the boys bedroom.

Many others have complained of being sick from the mold.

While Colorado Springs has had numerous issues with toxic mold over the past year, this is not an isolated problem. Across the country there are hundreds of buildings under the scrutiny of mold infestation, across the country there are thousands if not tens of thousands of complaints filed every year of people claiming mold as the culprit for their problems. My question is, what is being done?

Many schools in Colorado Springs were closed for remediation or opened late this past year because of toxic mold. This is wise and this is prudent, but all across the country there are businesses, apartment complexes, and housing landlords who are denying the existence of a problem with toxic mold.

There have been so many cases across such a wide spectrum of the population from the East Coast to the West Coast, from the north to the south, of people who have been exposed to high levels of mold, all reporting similar symptoms. Cancer rates increase in groups who have been exposed to high levels of mold, multiple chemical sensitivities in many people who have been exposed to mold, and the list is large, so why does it get ignored?

The CDC does not see toxic mold as being poisonous to people. Several governors mansion's over the past five years have been quarantined for remediation and millions of dollars spent to clean the mold up in the buildings that house our governors, but why? The CDC says it is not dangerous, it is not poisonous, it is not toxic, just clean it up with bleach.

 
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I myself have a recurrent mold growth around my door because the apartment refuses to insulate the doorframe properly = condensation = mold. Also in my a/c ducts. I"m outta here next week finally. Apartment management cos are just horrible.
As a company that serves this industry, I encounter landlord responses that run the gamut. Some are very quick to react responsibly to make sure the health of their tenants and that of their liability is protected. I love working with people like that because, our company serves our clients with ethical solutions to mold as best we can with the most cutting edge process and technology available. Other times we encounter landlords who are afraid of accepting responsibility or the expense of taking care of the issues. I truly believe that tenants need to take some responsibility for basic maintenance and protection of the property. A landlord cannot reasonably know when a shower caulking has cracked or separated and lets water wick into the wall or when a supply line or faucet has begun leaking, or when a wet spot first appears on a ceiling from a leak above the living space. Simply paying rent should not negate your responsibility from protecting the property. Responsibility for
I'm with you on this one. Mold is a problem that renters can only do so much to fix. I can clean the walls, but if the problem is in the walls what am I supposed to do. Good work bringing a problem to light.
great article!
Excellent work with this one !!....
Excellent reporting on this. You make many valid points regarding the treatment of the poor and I agree with you 100%.
A very serious issue that even in the desert where I live can be a problem! Insurance companies lost so much money because of it- a lot won't cover mold any more. Very well written.
Yes not only a very serious and deadly issue, but slum lords. They should throw there asses in jail and throw away the key. Great article, and I hope your son is okay. That is so scary.
This is a very serious issue.
Great article, very scary subject!
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