Enviro Hygienist Fry Suggests Criminal Prosecution of Mold Offenders for Reckless Endangerment

Sept. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- Certified Environmental Hygienist Phillip Fry advocates that mold offenders such as real estate sellers, realtors, management companies, lenders, landlords, and employers who knowingly sell, rent. or use houses, apartments, and commercial buildings that contain elevated levels of mold growth be criminally prosecuted for reckless endangerment of buyers, tenants, or employees.

Montrose, Michigan, August 24, 2015 -- "Mold offenders such as real estate sellers, realtors, management companies, lenders, landlords, and employers who knowingly sell, rent. or use houses, apartments, and commercial buildings that contain elevated levels of mold growth should be criminally prosecuted for reckless endangerment of buyers, tenants, or employees if they don't do prompt, effective, and safe mold removal and remediation upon learning of mold infestations in the buildings that they own, manage, rent, or sell," advocates Phillip Fry, Certified Environmental Hygienist, Professional Industrial Hygienist, and webmaster since 1999 of the mold authority website www.moldinspector.com.

Real estate sellers, landlords, and employers are legally responsible for not subjecting buyers, tenants, and employees to hazardous, health-destroying conditions such as elevated levels of indoor toxic mold growth, whether through accident or negligence. Indoor moisture problems, if not taken care of properly, can spiral into big healthcare lawsuits, lost business costs, pain and suffering, a reckless endangerment charge, and dozens of other legal consequences.

Reckless endangerment is a crime that can be filed against people who engage in activity with dangerous consequences that could be foreseen, with a disregard for the danger involved. This charge may be a felony or a misdemeanor, depending on the specifics of the situation. It can also be combined with other charges such as fraud.

In situations deemed reckless endangerment, people do something that they know is dangerous, and they do not exhibit any thought about the potential consequences of what they are doing. They willfully behave in a way that is wanton or reckless, putting other people at risk. No intent to injure or kill is required; it is enough that the person knew an activity could pose a threat and chose to do it anyway.
Real estate buyers, tenants, and employees can lay the ground work for a possible reckless endangerment criminal prosecution or civil lawsuit by taking these steps---

1. Document the elevated levels of both visible and hidden toxic mold residence or workplace with in depth, thorough, and professional mold inspection and testing, including inside walls, ceilings, floors, attic, crawl space, basement, and heating/cooling air ducts, by a Certified Environmental Hygienist, Professional Industrial Hygienist, or Certified Industrial Hygienist.

2. Have the hygienist prepare a detailed mold remediation protocol plan that gets rid of all of the mold growth in the inspected building in safe and effective ways.

3. Send both the hygienist's inspection report with mold lab results and the remediation protocol plan by certified mail with return receipt to the owner and manager of the moldy building, along with a written demand that the mold growth be removed professionally and completely within a specific time period by qualified and certified mold removal and remediation professionals, with clearance testing of the building afterwards by a hygienist not involved in the mold cleanup project.

To arrange for the mold inspection and testing of any home, workplace, or commercial building in midwestern, eastern, and southern USA, plus Arizona, southern California, or Las Vegas, email Phillip Fry phil@moldinspector.com, or phone toll-free 866-300-1616 or cell phone 480-310-7970, or visit the websites: www.moldexpertconsultants.com and www.upkeepmasters.com.


Contact:
Phillip Fry, Co-Manager
EnviroFry Upkeep Masters, LLC
10104 Sheridan Rd.,
Montrose, Michigan 48457
Phone Toll-Free 866-300-1616
Cell Phone 480-310-7970
phil@moldinspector.com
http://www.moldexpertconsultants.com and
http://www.upkeepmasters.com