I just had a crispy chicken sandwich from Culver’s and this is the first time I had their sandwich and forgot to ask for no lettuce. I ate it and didn’t realize till after. It had shredded ice berg lettuce on it. Has anyone had their lettuce and been ok? I know I sound silly but kinda panicking!
Turned on my car to this. Yesterday my car was parked for about 5-7 mins and shut off by itself to a message that said Smart entry problem. See dealer. or something along those lines. What is happening? I’ve only had this baby for a year!!! 2025 Civic Si.
Turned on my car to this. Yesterday my car was parked for about 5-7 mins and shut off by itself to a message that said Smart entry problem. See dealer. or something along those lines. What is happening? I’ve only had this baby for a year!!! 2025 Civic Si.
I’m looking for advice on my rights as a tenant in
Location: Texas.
I live in a ~650 sq. ft. apartment. About a week ago, I noticed the backings of all of my wicker baskets had fuzzy white and green mold on them, literally covered most of the back surfaces of my four wicker baskets. One was in my bathroom and the other three were in my living room. Unfortunately I was panicking on removing them out of my apartment I never took pictures of them. I then noticed discoloration around one of my ceiling sprinkler heads that I was concerned could be mold. Maintenance came out, told me it wasn’t mold, said it was drywall/tape showing through the paint, but then sprayed what they called “mold killer” anyway. Then scraped some off the drywall off. I did some searching about the wicker baskets and now my concern besides the mold/possible mold is the humidity in my apartment. My apartment lately feels noticeably muggy when I walk inside, which it never used to, my clothes feel damp in my closet, and normally I can keep my AC at 73 and it will be nice and chilly in my apartment but now I have to keep it at 70 or lower. Property management told me that indoor summer humidity is typically 50-60%, yet my apartment consistently stays above 65%, even while running a large dehumidifier. The dehumidifier has completely filled its tank every single day since it was placed in my apartment last Thursday.
To try to control the humidity, I’ve had to keep my AC at 68-70, run every ceiling fan continuously, and operate the dehumidifier around the clock, which I assume will increase my electric bill. I don’t think this is normal for such a small apartment.
Property management says there are no signs of mold, the dehumidifier is the solution for humidity, and that they can cut out the drywall where I suspect is molded, and that they submitted a request to a third-party mold inspection company over a week ago but are “still waiting to hear back.” Meanwhile, I’ve called multiple licensed mold inspectors myself, and all of them said they could inspect my apartment and perform air sampling within just a few days. At this point, I’m starting to wonder if I’m being strung along.
Even if there isn’t mold, I believe there is an underlying moisture issue that needs to be addressed, whether it’s the HVAC system, ventilation, a hidden leak, or something else. I don’t think the apartment should remain this humid despite everything I’m doing. I also renewed my lease in May (and still haven’t received the renewal paperwork), so this has been especially frustrating.
My questions are:
Can persistent humidity this high require a landlord to investigate and repair the underlying cause under Texas law, even if visible mold hasn’t been confirmed?
Can I hire my own licensed mold inspector/air quality tester if they continue delaying and seek reimbursement?
Can I require them to inspect the HVAC system and investigate the moisture issue regardless of the mold inspection results?
Am I entitled to compensation for the clothing damaged by maintenance?
If this isn’t resolved, do I have any basis to ask to be released from my lease at the end of my current lease term?
I’m just looking for some advice and all advice is appreciated greatly. Thanks for reading.
I posted yesterday asking if this was mold but I don’t think I put as good of an explanation and most people didn’t seem to look at the next couple pictures. I’m just looking for some help. I came home from a few days out of town trip to find my wicker baskets inside my bathroom and living rooms had molded over with a bunch of white/green fuzzy mold. I panicked and threw them away immediately. I then looked around my apartment and noticed this green/blue spot above the fire sprinkler head in my closet that had never been there before. My AC was set to 72 while I was away and I leave my blinds open so sun comes into the living room and bedroom really well.
I informed my apartment complex who said it wasn’t mold but they still sprayed “mold killer” on it and said that was just the drywall seeping through. Why would that suddenly happen? Also the “mold killer” was bleach and stained some of the clothes in my closet and just made the spot look weird(picture 3). The next day maintenance came and scratched off some of the paint to show me that it’s just the wall (picture 4) that’s seeping through but I’m not seeing the wall as looking like the blue/green that is supposed to be the drywall seeping through.
I bought a dehumidifier and a humidity reader which states my apartment staying at 65-69% humidity even with the AC staying at 70, all ceiling fans running, and the fan set to Auto. Does this seem like mold? A moisture/humidity issue? What should I do. I can’t afford to lose my clothes, shoes, furniture to mold. Coming home to the molded wicker baskets really scared me.
Apartment is saying this is the drywall seeping through. But indoor humidity in my apartment stays above 65% and my wicker baskets inside my apartment molded with fuzzy mold.