When Your Apartment Makes You Sick: Mold in Rental Property Cases

In this episode of Level Up Law, Legal Director of our Upstate Medical Legal Partnership, Kirby Mitchell, is joined by Jay Anthony a litigation attorney in Greenville, South Carolina.

Together, they discuss how to deal with mold in rental properties and what course of action tenants may have depending on the situation.

In this session, we'll cover everything you need to know about mold in rental properties and the legal rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants.

We'll start with an introduction and discuss the relevant laws that apply to mold in rental properties. We'll also provide a quick note about the courts involved and explain who is typically involved in mold-related disputes.

Before filing a lawsuit, there are certain things you should do. We'll cover these steps.

We'll dive into the topic of mold and discuss the warning signs, common types of mold, and how to identify mold in your rental property. We'll also explain why a mold disclaimer may not be legitimate and what to do if your landlord has made an attempt (or lack thereof) to fix the problem.

Mold can have serious health impacts, and we'll explain what you need to know about these health effects and how SCLS is part of Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) to help fight legal and health challenges.

We'll wrap up with a Q&A, where we'll answer some of the most common questions about mold and landlord-tenant law.

If you're a tenant dealing with mold in your rental property, this video has everything you need to know about your legal rights and options.
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0:04 Welcome
2:45 Introduction
4:00 What Law Applies
6:48 Quick Note about Courts Involved
8:00 Who is Involved?
10:52 What to do Before Filing a Lawsuit
13:22 Let’s Talk About the Mold
19:55 Mold Disclaimer May Not Be Legit
21:22 Landlord’s Attempt (or lack thereof) to Fix
24:03 Health Impacts of Mold
32:12 Q&A

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