Mold Property Damages

Property damages from mold infestation are usually the easiest to prove and recover. Mold remediation and mold removal estimates are easily obtained and are usually in the range of tens of thousands of dollars in estimate amounts.

Anyone in a mold-infested environment will usually have some sort of property damage:

Furniture
Clothing
Mattresses

Electronics
Small Appliances
Bedding

Other personal contents

People in the workplace most commonly are the ones who will not have property damages, however, their health damages from mold exposure if handled correctly can be a windfall.

Structural Property Damages

Structural property damages, depending upon the structure and size, settlements can range from thousands of dollars to millions of dollars. The key to effective mold pre litigation on behalf of the property owner is to identify the negligent party. For example: improper mold remediation, faulty roof installation or repair, improper plumbing installation or repair, or a negligent neighbor. After establishing a negligent party, the next step is to identify causation (what action, lack of action, or service was faulty). The negligent party’s insurance carrier will often be a factor in this process.

Structural Property Damages

Calculating Property Damages

WWhen trying to calculate property and or structural damages caused by mold and water damage there are usually several parts to the scenario:

The water damage portion
The dry-out portion
The mold remediation and mold removal portion
The restoration portion

Most people stuck in this situation resort to basic contractors who leave a massive amount of money on the table due to lack of detail. Mold Case Consulting has the experts that can evaluate your every need and situation assuring you the fairest calculation possible.

Diminution in Value

Many client’s law firms don’t consider exploring the devaluation, or diminution of property, or what can also be termed as a “stigmatized” property. Mold, mold removal, or mold remediation projects are only one of the costs faced by the occupants of mold and water-damaged properties. Diminution in value is a legal term of art used when calculating damages in a legal dispute, and describes a measure of value lost due to a circumstance or set of circumstances that caused the loss e.g. water damage, mold, and environmental bacteria infestation.

Pack-Out Estimate

Your contents are often the most overlooked element when addressing a mold problem. If your belongings are not properly remediated you will run the risk of cross contamination in to a new environment, In other words if you move from a mold contaminated apartment into a clean structure it’s possible to bring the mold problem with you. In order to establish the full extent of mold damages for a successful mold litigation you will need a pack-out estimate. pack-outs are a form of mold remediation involving the Application of an anti-fungal anti-microbial to every surface of every item affected by a mold contaminated structure. The improper execution of a pack out is often the cause of remediation failure.

Pack-Out Estimate

Your contents are often the most overlooked element when addressing a mold problem. If your belongings are not properly remediated you will run the risk of cross-contamination into a new environment; In other words, if you move from a mold-contaminated apartment into a clean structure it’s possible to bring the mold problem with you. To establish the full extent of mold damages for successful mold litigation, you will need a pack-out estimate. Pack-outs are a form of mold remediation involving the application of an anti-fungal/anti-microbial to every surface of every item affected by a mold-contaminated structure. The improper execution of a pack-out is often the cause of remediation failure.

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