What you can do to prevent or ellimiate this pest in your home.

Mold can be a killer.. it more ways than one. Learn why you may need to clear out this pest before selling.

Selling a house contaminated with mold is not a pleasant thing to have to deal with. There are a few things that you can do, however, to make the selling of your mold-contaminated home as painless as possible. 

If it is obvious that mold exists in the home, the only testing you should need is to determine whether the mold is toxic or not. Even if the mold is not a hazard to your health, it could be to others or a hazard to the homes structural integrity.

If you can have the mold removed from the home before you sell it, this is the best thing to do. Selling the home will be easier if the mold is already gone, although you can leave this up to the buyer if you want to sell the home for a little less. This can be decided in an inspection report.

The owner of a property being sold should not make any attempt to hide mold if the problem is known about. If the buyer of the home suspects that you were trying to hide the problem, they may back away from the house completely.  OR, if disclosed after closing, the seller could be liable for damages.

You should have in writing what you have done to try and correct any problems with mold or other environmental hazards. Any past water or mold damage should be disclosed also in this writing and it should be added to the sales contract so the buyer of the home legally knows about it.

In addition to this, the seller should include in the contract that the home is being sold as-is and that there is no kind of warranty on the property for any environmental reasons.

Lastly, you should ask for a clause that releases not only you, but the lender, and the real estate agent from any and all liability related to mold to the buyer.

As long as the information that you have given in your report about the past water and mold damage to the home and what you have done to remove it is complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge, you should be on solid legal ground should any problems with the buyer arise later.

For more information on specific mold problems and codes in the Everett real estate market, Contact Packard and Associates today for a complete analysis.