Mold remediation for Mott Haven apartments
Most Mott Haven apartments are in large rentals, where mold work over ten square feet has to go to a licensed firm. We connect you with a remediation company for yours.
Signs this job fits a building in Mott Haven
Mold on more than a few tiles
Visible mold on tile or grout alone is not an indoor mold hazard violation under the city rule, but mold in a wall cavity is.
An assessor's plan is signed and waiting
The plan is the instruction; the remediation firm carries it out.
A vacant unit due to be re-let
Owners must make sure an empty apartment is cleaned and clear of mold before a new tenant arrives.
Staff proposing to do it themselves
On mold over ten square feet in a building of ten or more units, they may not.
Common questions
Does mold on bathroom tile need a licensed remediator?
The city's rule says visible mold on tile or grout alone is not an indoor mold hazard violation. Growth that has spread into the wall behind it is a different matter.
Who files the paperwork for a Mott Haven remediation?
In a building of ten or more apartments, for mold over ten square feet, the licensed remediator files the notice and work plan with the city before starting, and the licensed assessor files the post remediation assessment afterward.
Mold Cleanup in Mott Haven
Because most Mott Haven apartments sit in buildings of ten or more units, a remediation over ten square feet here is likely to be a licensed job. The state remediation license is what the firm should hold.
Expect the work to happen around people. With over 90 percent of occupied units rented in 10454 and 10455, the apartments next to the work area belong to other households, so ask how the area will be sealed, which hours the work runs and how residents are told.
The city's work practices, which owners of three or more apartments must follow, describe the site: sheeting over the work area, HEPA-shrouded tools, cleaning with soap or detergent and water, and discarding what cannot be cleaned.
When a tenant has moderate or severe persistent asthma, the owner of a building of any size has to keep that home clear of mold, including safely repairing the leak underneath. A cleanup that leaves the leak is not the job the city has in mind.
In a Mott Haven building of ten or more apartments, owner staff cannot remediate mold over ten square feet, and the licensed firm must file with the city before starting. Source: American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates, US Census Bureau, Local Law 61 of 2018, The City of New York, Rules of the City of New York title 28 chapter 54, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development