The problem of indoor mold for portfolio and property managers

From: Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: Hartley, Suzanna; Johnson, Ken H; Zumpano, Leonard V | Copyright information

Introduction

Indoor mold has arisen as a significant problem in the real estate industry over the last few years. It has gained increasing national media attention and become the subject of numerous insurance claims and civil lawsuits; however, little is really known and understood about the true extent of this problem. For example, questions concerning the incidence of mold, conditions under which a mold infestation is most likely, the seriousness of health problems related to mold ex...

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