this post was submitted on 18 May 2025
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I rented a place that had a really bad mold problem in the bathroom. We tried cleaning it but it kept coming back, it was clear it was deep in the sheetrock and baseboards (which were also rotting). I told the landlord again and again about it and he kept promising that he was planning on refurbishing it and taking care of everything.
Well, one day he finally shows up with a big bucket of paint and just paints over everything. Didn't even bother scraping off the old paint. That was my final sign to move. Just ridiculous he thought that would solve anything.
We had a similar problem with an upstairs bathroom. We ran the fan constantly, but still mold was everywhere. You could see where it was painted over in the past with a different color paint. The owner's handyman friend decided that replacing the fan would help. When he was removing the old one, we realized that there was no ductwork attached to it. The fan was just sucking all humid air into the space on the other side of the bathroom ceiling.
Ew, what a nightmare
Yeah. His solution was to cut a hole so now it vents into the attic crawlspace. Which, I guess is better, but if I was the owner, I'd be worried about the entire house rotting.
I mean the whole house shouldn’t rot from normal bathroom moisture and hopefully their attic is ventilated but for sure the mold problem isn’t going to go away from that solution. Some people don’t see mold as a problem because they aren’t sensitive or allergic to it themselves.