| Risk
Management Update on Mold |
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September
16, 2002 |
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president Bill Bass created a Task Force on Mold earlier this year
to examine the risks that the presence of mold in properties may
pose for real estate licensees, and to make recommendations to
reduce or manage those risks. Among other things, the Task Force
has identified a need to make good sources of information on mold
readily available to NCAR members. This special report is designed
to do just that by pulling together several helpful resources.
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the direction of the Mold Task Force, NCAR published a feature
article on the risk of mold in the July 2002 tar heel REALTOR®.
The article included mold facts, NAR's and NCREC's positions on
mold and resources you can turn to for additional help.
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“Environmental Hazards” booklet prepared by the California
Department of Toxic Substances Control provides homeowners and
prospective homeowners an overview of some environmental hazards
that may be found on residential property. A new section of the
booklet addresses mold. Although specifically designed for
California consumers, it is a brief, well-written “Q and A”
that would be a good source of basic information about mold for
agents and consumers anywhere. A copy of the mold section of the
booklet is available on the NCAR Web site.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has produced a document
called "A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home,"
that is available on the EPA’s Web site. The Guide contains much
of the same information as the Environmental Hazards booklet
mentioned above, but focuses to a greater degree on how homeowners
and tenants should clean up residential mold problems.
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Web site of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (Epidemiology
Section) has a page called “Mold and Human Health” that also
contains some very good information about mold, including general
recommendations on how someone should go about hiring a mold
consultant or contractor.
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