What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? North Carolina
I signed a lease taking ownership of an apartment on July 30th, 2008. The lease signing was on a Friday, and I was not planning on moving my things in until the following Monday (July 2nd). Right after I signed the lease, the leasing agent presented me with a "walk-through" sheet to be filled out during move-in. I am familiar with the importance of indicating any defects with the unit at this time for future move-out disputes.
The leasing agent attempted to get me to sign a BLANK sheet on the spot in her office then and there since she knew we were not moving in until the 2nd and had already viewed the unit previously during our showing. She stated this was "common practice" and they could be audited and get in trouble for not having one on file. She said when I came back Monday I could fill out another and the original blank sheet I signed that day would "become my move-out sheet". I'm fairly intelligent an this seemed like an obvious trick. Given the fact this seemed absurd that I would be giving them a piece of paper with my signature indicating no imperfections with the unit I told her I'll do the walk through right now and come back since they probably won't be audited in the next thirty minutes.
This bothered me, but the lease was already signed so I did the walk through and noticed water stains above the bathtub in each bathroom of the apartment. I noted these down on the walk-through sheet. She assured me that she would have someone look for mold but hasn't to date. They have addressed all other issues except the leaks.
I purchased two Certified home-test kits and tested the HVAC unit directly, and the air itself in the apartment separately. The test resulted in 4 different types of mold present. The test identifies only the genus of the mold, and not the species. Two of the mold genuses have species that are toxic. Therefore, based on the results of these certified lab tests, there are potentially toxic mold spores present in my unit. Do I have legal basis to demand they have a Certified Inspector test the air and identify the species of mold and concentrations present?
I had already taken digital photographs of the leaks on move-in, as well as noted them on my signed walk -in sheet.
I am about to draft a letter requesting a mold inspector. I would also like to request a copy of the walk-through sheet I signed on move-in. If they give me a hard time or do not produce one, is there a law governing their providing a copy of this document I signed?
Thank you all for your time and insight in advance.
I signed a lease taking ownership of an apartment on July 30th, 2008. The lease signing was on a Friday, and I was not planning on moving my things in until the following Monday (July 2nd). Right after I signed the lease, the leasing agent presented me with a "walk-through" sheet to be filled out during move-in. I am familiar with the importance of indicating any defects with the unit at this time for future move-out disputes.
The leasing agent attempted to get me to sign a BLANK sheet on the spot in her office then and there since she knew we were not moving in until the 2nd and had already viewed the unit previously during our showing. She stated this was "common practice" and they could be audited and get in trouble for not having one on file. She said when I came back Monday I could fill out another and the original blank sheet I signed that day would "become my move-out sheet". I'm fairly intelligent an this seemed like an obvious trick. Given the fact this seemed absurd that I would be giving them a piece of paper with my signature indicating no imperfections with the unit I told her I'll do the walk through right now and come back since they probably won't be audited in the next thirty minutes.
This bothered me, but the lease was already signed so I did the walk through and noticed water stains above the bathtub in each bathroom of the apartment. I noted these down on the walk-through sheet. She assured me that she would have someone look for mold but hasn't to date. They have addressed all other issues except the leaks.
I purchased two Certified home-test kits and tested the HVAC unit directly, and the air itself in the apartment separately. The test resulted in 4 different types of mold present. The test identifies only the genus of the mold, and not the species. Two of the mold genuses have species that are toxic. Therefore, based on the results of these certified lab tests, there are potentially toxic mold spores present in my unit. Do I have legal basis to demand they have a Certified Inspector test the air and identify the species of mold and concentrations present?
I had already taken digital photographs of the leaks on move-in, as well as noted them on my signed walk -in sheet.
I am about to draft a letter requesting a mold inspector. I would also like to request a copy of the walk-through sheet I signed on move-in. If they give me a hard time or do not produce one, is there a law governing their providing a copy of this document I signed?
Thank you all for your time and insight in advance.