Property Owners and Landlords
We offer a comprehensive range of mould remediation services to property owners and landlords
- Inspect
- Correct
- Protect
Property Owners
Protecting Your Home from Mould
The Mould Doctor offers more than mould remediation alone – we inspect, correct and protect your property from future outbreaks of mould, too. The best way to protect your home from mould – aside from rectifying structural faults – is to eliminate sources of dampness and moisture within your property.
A good quality air purifier is essential to a healthy home – particularly if you’ve suffered a mould outbreak in the past. Even seemingly clean air can be packed with pollutants that are harmful to the health of your family and pets. In fact, indoor air pollution is one of the top five environmental risks to public health, and as much as 50% of illnesses are worsened by poor indoor air quality.
What might be lingering in my air?
- Airborne particles: dust, pollen, debris.
- Bacteria and viruses: mould, fungus, yeast.
- Odours: smoking, cooking, chemicals.
- Volatile organic compounds: cleaning supplies, paint, glue.
A quality air purifier eliminates these toxins from the air in your home, and improves circulation to prevent the build up of mould spores. They work by passing the air through several filters, each targeting a different strain of spore. The filters your air will pass through include:
- Pre-filter
- Carbon filter
- HEPA filter
- Titanium Dioxide filter
- Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation filter
- Negative ions filter
Ridding the air in your home of these harmful contaminants makes for a much healthier, cleaner living space. Did you know indoor air is nearly 5 times worse for the human body than outdoor air?
A landlord has a responsibility to provide a premise that is fit for habitation. The existence of persistent and severe mould could indicate inadequate ventilation or a structural problem with the premise, such as a hidden leak or rising damp. A landlord that does nothing to solve a mould problem, once they have been notified by the tenant that there is an issue is in breach of the Residential Tenancy Agreement and the tenant can apply to the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal for a variety of orders, including an order that the landlord resolve the mould issues, an order that you can leave, an order for rent reduction and an order for compensation for damaged or destroyed goods. But before you jump online to lodge your application there are some things you need to keep in mind.