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This reality coupled with the growing inability of housing authorities, property owners and managers of affordable housing to keep pace with the costs of necessary physical improvements, environmental safeguards and educational programs represents a major challenge to policymakers, housing advocates and industry practitioners. The National Organization of African Americans in Housing (NOAAH) is committed to identifying solutions to this crisis that strike a balance between the need to make costly environmental and physical improvements to the nation's affordable housing stock and provide decent, safe and quality housing for the families who live there.
MOLD
Mold problems are difficult to quantify on a national level. But there is evidence showing that it's a growing problem. For example, the Texas Department of Insurance released data relating to the frequency of mold claims during 2000 and the first half of 2001. There were 15,612 claims reported, with an average claim size of $17,713 -- for a total of $276.5 million in Texas alone. The claims in the first two quarters of 2001 were reported to be 78 percent higher than all of 2000.
For more mold information you may refer to these sites:
EPA: Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings
EPA: Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification
American Indoor Air Quality Council
American Industrial Hygiene Association
Environmental Protection Agency
NYC Mold Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments
Indoor Environmental Standards Organization for Mold Inspection Standards
Mold Lead Based Paint Pests
