Terms

These terms govern your use of this website and the introduction it arranges. Please read them before you send a request.

What this site does

This site takes requests about mold, damp and water damage in homes, condominium units, townhouses and residential buildings across Miami-Dade County, and introduces the people who send them to local contractors for mold assessment, mold remediation and water damage drying. That introduction is all it does.

We do not carry out mold assessment, mold remediation or drying, we do not hold a Florida mold assessor or mold remediator license, and we do not price, supervise or warrant the work. The contractor you are introduced to performs the work, holds the licenses and the insurance it requires, sets its own price, and contracts with you directly.

No phone line

This site has no telephone number and no call center. The request form is the way to reach us, and our replies are written. Nothing on this site promises that anyone will telephone you, or that anyone can be reached by phone at any hour.

Nothing here is a quotation

No figure on this site is a price for your job. The price is the one the contractor gives you in writing after seeing the property. Section 468.8422 of the Florida Statutes requires a contract for mold assessment or mold remediation to be a signed or otherwise authenticated document or electronic record, and that contract is between you and the contractor.

What licensed and insured mean on this site

Florida licenses both halves of this trade. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation issues two mold licenses, Mold Assessor and Mold Remediator, and section 468.8414 ties each to education, experience, an examination and documented training in water, mold and respiratory protection. Section 468.8421 requires an assessor to carry general liability and errors and omissions cover of at least $1 million, and a remediator a general liability policy of at least $1,000,000 that specifically covers mold-related claims.

Where this site says licensed and insured, it means the license and the insurance that the particular job requires, held by the contractor who does it. It is never a statement about us. Ask any contractor for its license number and check it with the department yourself.

Florida's licenses start above a size. Section 468.8411 defines mold assessment and mold remediation as work on growth of greater than 10 square feet, so a smaller patch does not engage either license, and section 468.841 also exempts a residential owner working on their own property.

Why the assessment and the removal go to different companies

Section 468.8419(1)(d) bars a mold assessor from performing or offering mold remediation on a structure it or its company assessed within the last 12 months, and 468.8419(2)(d) bars the reverse. Both paragraphs exempt a contractor holding a statewide state license as a general, building or residential contractor, the group section 489.105(3) calls Division I, and let the department adopt rules requiring that such a contract disclose your right to request competitive bids.

We do not make introductions that rely on that exception. The assessment and the removal are arranged with different companies on every job, at every size, including below 10 square feet where no license applies. That is how we arrange an introduction, not a statement of what the law requires, and the law may change.

It is also not a promise about a result. No building in this climate can be made immune to mold, and a contractor's work is judged by its contract with you, not by anything on this site.

Insurance

We do not deal with your insurer, file claims, or tell you what a policy will pay. Section 627.7152(13) makes an attempt to assign post-loss benefits under a residential property policy issued on or after January 1, 2023 void, invalid and unenforceable, and nobody introduced through this site should ask you to sign one. What your own policy covers is set out in its declarations and endorsements; read those, or ask your agent.

The information on these pages

The statutory, housing, climate and flood statements on this site carry a visible source and the date it was checked. They are general information to help you decide what to do next. They are not an inspection of your property, not legal advice about your position as an owner, tenant or board member, and not medical advice, and nothing here is a statement about anyone's health. Statutes are amended and sources move, so where a statement matters to a decision, follow the link and read it yourself.

Responsibility for the work

We are responsible for making the introduction and for handling your details as our Privacy Policy describes. The standard of the work, its timing, permits and municipal approvals, association consent where a condominium declaration requires it, and compliance with the licensing and building rules that apply are the responsibility of the contractor who does the work, under the agreement you make with them. To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for loss arising from work carried out by a contractor you were introduced to.

Acceptable use

Send requests only about property you have a connection to, with contact details that are yours and real. Do not use the form for sales pitches. We may decline to pass on any request.

Governing law

These terms, and any dispute arising from them or from your use of this site, are governed by the laws of the State of Florida.

Changes to these terms

These terms may be revised. The version on this page is the one that applies.