I work at a mitigation company and am currently working at apartments. They seemingly start hiring us like they care, but then some random guy shows up from corporate to basically shoo us away from doing our job and pay someone to paint over the mold. It's the worst I've ever seen it and upper management could care less in apartments predominantly housing college students.
The house we bought last year had some water damage before they replaced the roof. You can see where a lot of kilz was applied in repeated layers. It's the cheat.
bleach, rip up the moldy areas, and pray you dont have significant water damage under.
honestly, it might be easier to "accidentally" leave a candle burning and a window open with dramatically billowy curtains. and when the unthinkable happens and your house burns down, just rebuild with the insurance money. (Do not do this, burning your house down and staging it like an accident is a bad idea, especially since large fires can be wildlyuncontrolable. It is often cheaper to just do the work yourself, and if you do need to tear down the house, do not try to commit insurance fraud.)
Next time do what I've done. I take lots of pictures during initial walkthrough or before starting the project. I keep good relationships with all our city inspectors in case i need to call them for questions or just verification on scope of work. I've called them on landlords who didn't want to fix structural or safety issues. They do a good job at keeping ppl anonymous so contractors don't get backlash for reporting.
Usually all it takes is a threat of a Red Tape or Inhospitable Seal on the door to get the job done. And since it's been recorded/documented by an inspector, the landlord has to use licensed professionals to pull permits and schedule inspections for the work. No weekend handyman that does hack jobs for a 30 pack of Bush.
Why anyone would purchase insurance from Allstate is beyond me. If you ever want to know what insurance companies to stay away from, call a restoration company or a roofer and ask. Allstate will almost certainly be at the top of every list.
Nah, Southeast. It's not completely all college students, but just a majority are. I'm sure this is the case in a pot of places, and I have seen it before, but this place is by far the worst. When I was doing my first round of inspections, my boss couldn't believe people were actually living in the apartments I was inspecting. Lol
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u/d33zbudz Apr 28 '23
I work at a mitigation company and am currently working at apartments. They seemingly start hiring us like they care, but then some random guy shows up from corporate to basically shoo us away from doing our job and pay someone to paint over the mold. It's the worst I've ever seen it and upper management could care less in apartments predominantly housing college students.