Ten Steps to Avoid Mold Problems and Lawsuits in the Rental of Residential and Commercial Real Estate

Vancouver, Canada (PRWEB) March 7, 2005

Real estate residential and commercial landlords, tenants, and rental agents in the USA, Canada, and worldwide should take ten steps to avoid mold problems and lawsuits in the rental of real estate properties, according to Phillip Fry, Certified Mold Inspector and author of the books Mold Legal Guide and Mold Health Guide.

Living or working in rental units that contain elevated levels of airborne mold spores and/or substantial mold growth infestation can cause very severe (and sometimes permanent) health problems to the tenants.

Landlords have ethical and legal obligations to tenants to provide an environmentally safe, habitable living space (residential rentals) or workplace (office and commercial rentals). Those obligations go unmet when a rental unit is mold-infested.

Landlords may have potential and substantial legal liability to tenants for such compensatory damages as: expenses for medical mold diagnostic and treatment procedures, loss of earnings, mold damage to tenants' clothing and personal property, higher rent differential if the tenants need to move to a mold-safe place, moving expenses, any tenant-paid expenses (such as mold inspection, testing, and remediation of the rental unit and tenant possessions), and punitive damages (jury-awarded).

A Hayward, California, jury in 2004 awarded $ 4 million dollars in damages because of mold infestation and other substandard living conditions on behalf of 124 past and present tenants of an apartment building whose owner failed to do proper mold remediation and maintenance of the mold-infested apartments.

Take these ten steps for the mutual well-being of both the landlord and the tenants:

1. A property owner or manager should not even offer the property for rent until after a thorough mold inspection and mold testing of the entire rental building or of individual rental units (prior to rental) determines that the property is mold-safe for tenants to live or work in.

2. Hire a Certified Mold Inspector (USA and Canada) for an annual property mold inspection and mold testing, or at least use a do-it-yourself mold inspection checklist and mold test kits for a thorough mold examination and evaluation of the rental building.

3. If there has been a plumbing line break or leak, roof or siding leaks, flooding, storm damage, or other water intrusion problems, the building should be thoroughly and promptly mold inspected, tested, and remediated as part of the water damage repairs and restoration.

4. If mold inspection and testing uncovers visible or hidden mold problems, the property owner or manager should immediately do safe and effective mold removal and remediation. Hire a Certified Mold Remediator (USA and Canada), or follow the recommended steps for safe and effective do-it-yourself mold remediation. Re-inspect and re-test (“clearance testing”) the building after remediation.

5. The building owner or manager should avoid hiding or camouflaging mold problems by deceptions such as painting over mold growth; concealing mold growth behind stored items, furniture, furnishings, and decorations; and masking the distinctive smell of mold growth with air fresheners and deodorizers. The smell of mold is from the digestive gases of the mold eating the building materials.

6. A prospective tenant should inspect and mold test the proposed rental unit (prior to the signing of a rental lease) with a Certified Mold Inspector, or by using a do-it-yourself mold inspection checklist, his sense of smell, a good flashlight, and mold test kits to determine the mold status of the rental unit.

7. In doing such inspection and testing, the mold inspector (or the tenant himself) should do an all-around physical examination of the building for both visible and hidden signs of water damage and mold growth. In addition, the inspector or the tenant should mold test the air and visible mold growths in all rooms, the basement, crawl space, attic, garage, plus the outward airflow from each heating/cooling duct register.

8. Mold testing requires mold laboratory analysis and mold species identification of the collected mold and air samples. In building locations with previous floods or leaks, the examination should also include fiber optics inspection to look inside water-penetrated ceilings, walls, and floors for hidden mold infestations.

9. The landlord or rental manager should disclose in writing to all prospective tenants any previous or present building water and mold problems, and what the owner or manager has done, if anything, to correct such problems. Attach these water damage and mold disclosures to the rental lease agreement so that the tenant acknowledges receipt thereof.

10. In consideration of, and based upon, the landlord’s accurate and complete mold disclosure, and the tenant’s full and unrestricted opportunity to inspect and test the rental unit thoroughly and carefully prior to signing the lease, the lease agreement may include a clause that releases the landlord, rental manager, and the rental real estate agent/broker from all mold liability to the tenant.

For more mold inspection, mold testing, and mold remediation information, please visit:

http://www.certifiedmoldinspectors.com


http://www.moldinspection.com


http://www.moldinspector.com/mold_removal.htm


http://www.bleach-mold-myth.com


http://www.moldmart.net


http://www.ecology-college.com


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On Line Advertising at new all time high, - MakeGlobalCash.com Launches Cost Effective Solutions for Home Based Business

(PRWEB) August 31, 2004

According to an August 15th Research and Markets press release (PRWEB), "After the precipitous 15.8% drop in 2002 for US online ad spending, the path back has been more like Lance Armstrong cycling the Alps in the Tour de France - steep and rapidly upwards. With a 20%-plus growth rate last year, and the same expected this year and next, this report predicts Internet ad spending surpassing $ 11 billion by the end of 2005.

However, even as online ad spending soars, relative to prior years, it still represents a small portion of most advertisers’ budgets. How and why that could and should change is no longer a concern only for online advertising advocates, but for all companies that need to reach today’s active online audience."

MakeGlobalCash.com offers an extensive search engine network in conjunction with 14 different wholesale and free advertising methods, plus providing free internet advertising courses to teach home based business owners how to utilize them effectively. This advertising arsenal includes popups, popunders, exit pages, banners, doorway pages, free classified ads, automatic responders, pay per click, web site submission, radio advertising, mailing lists, whois websites, sizzle sites, navigation bar ads, expired domains, domain name registration, web design and development, web site hosting, plus the educational seminars all in one place.

Mark Didier MD, partnership owner stated “ What makes MakeGlobalCash.com unique in this field is the training that comes with each membership, including the free starter membership. We partnered with Mastermind and Jumpat University to ensure that all our customers would know how to use the tools they are buying”

MakeGlobalCash.com offers the small business owner an unprecedented opportunity to reach a high-quality, receptive targeted audience. Your site or product is listed on over 120 search engines on the Jumpat.com network of search engines including Yahoo, MSN, Google, Kanoodle, Brainfox, Fast, Looksmart, Searchalot, Lowclicks and Overture. We through Jumpat.com currently average 400,000 clicks per day!

MakeGlobalCash.com is powered by SGA/Jumpat.com whose underlying network of sites are currently getting more than 1 million unique visitors daily.

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Belly Putt Product a Big Success For Inventor and Golfballs.com

Lafayette, LA (PRWEB) November 12, 2011

It took a couple of years for the Belly Putt to become an overnight sensation. But it was worth the wait, both for inventor Clay Judice and for the equipment staff at Golfballs.com.

Now, Judice races to keep up with the demand for one of the nations hottest golf equipment items.

I always knew it was a good idea, Judice says. But when all those guys started winning on the PGA Tour with the belly putters, that put a spotlight on it.

Judices Belly Putt conversion kit allows any golfer to temporarily or permanently convert a standard putter into a longer-length belly putter. It is adjustable to any length up to seven inches longer than standard putters, allowing players to experiment until they find the most comfortable length for their game.

It also allows players interested in a long putter the opportunity for an inexpensive conversion of their regular putter test-driving, as Judice put it as well as the ability to return it to its normal configuration.

It was definitely a product we saw potential in, said Golfballs.com president and CEO Tom Cox. I told Clay after our first meeting that we wouldnt be able to create a trend, but we would certainly be able to maximize one that came along.

That trend began happening during the 2011 PGA Tour season, when several Tour players began using and winning with belly putters. Keegan Bradleys victory in the PGA Championship and Webb Simpsons two wins and No. 2 finish on the Tour money list ($ 6.347 million) both came with belly putters, and one of the games icons, Phil Mickelson, experimented with a belly putter near the end of the season. Judice said his sales increased nearly four-fold in the week following Bradleys PGA victory.

Originally my target market was maybe three percent of all golfers, Judice said. There was such a small segment of players using or considering using belly putters. Now theres no stigma attached since theyve become so popular, and now my target audience may be as high as 50 percent.

Belly Putt sales also increased dramatically through Golfballs.com, which was the first major golf equipment outlet to feature the Belly Putt. The original Belly Putt promotional video is the most viewed video on Golfballs.coms YouTube channel and is also available for viewing on the companys web site.

We probably sold 1,000 within the last month, Cox said, and probably 400 within the last week. Were selling them every day and the business is climbing. Googles search traffic for the phrase belly putter has grown 900 percent over the last 90 days.

Judice, a native of Lafayette, La. the corporate home of Golfballs.com is an engineer and a part-time inventor who has dabbled in other golf-related equipment. But it was his own putting troubles that led him to find a way for the average golfer to try the longer putter without the expense of buying a completely new club.

He basically took oilfield technology and repurposed it for the golf industry, Cox said. Its very similar to whats used in down-hole technology. Its a very functional and useful device, and the quality of the engineering and the packaging is outstanding.

The conversion process takes only a couple of minutes, and the putter can be returned to its original length in the same amount of time. The other key to its success is affordability, with the $ 39.95 retail price for the conversion kit and all necessary tools comparing to belly putters that can easily run into the hundreds of dollars, especially those custom-made for a players body type and height.

The combination of quality and affordability, along with the recent and rapid increase in belly putter interest, did cause a brief period when demand outstripped supply. For a while we couldnt keep them in stock, Cox said. We were out of inventory, but now were always able to get them into the hands of our customers quickly and efficiently.

The Belly Putt conversion kit is available for immediate purchase through the Golfballs.com site, which is known across the industry for its ease of making selections and ordering and its devotion to quality customer service.

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Invest in America Teams with Credit Unions Nationwide to Help Fund Biz Kid$ and its Youth Financial Education Mission

Livonia, MI (Vocus) September 24, 2010

CU Village, through its Invest in America (IIA) program, has pledged $ 700,000 toward the national underwriting of Biz Kid$ , an Emmy Award winning and credit union funded public television series that teaches kids about money management and entrepreneurship. IIA was created to help credit unions grow, support U.S.-based companies like GM and Sprint, and provide members with exclusive discounts.

Created to assist credit unions with doing what they do best putting members first IIAs pledge makes it one of the largest independent sponsors of Biz Kid$ alongside the National Credit Union Foundation. Since the series launch in Jan. 2008, the nationally broadcast program delivers financial education to more than 192 million households each week, and has reached 1.2 million students and teachers via the companion classroom curriculum.

In addition to the $ 700,000 contribution, to help achieve full-funding for the fourth season of Biz Kid$ and jump-start Season 5 funding, IIA is asking each of its credit union and league partners that receive Sprint marketing incentives to join with IIA to raise the remaining $ 1 million needed to complete the 2010 season. This can be achieved by donating 10 percent of their year-end rebate to support the program.

Since its inception Americas credit unions have exclusively funded Biz Kid$ as our industrys gift to financial education, says CU Villages CEO Dave Adams. To date, $ 8,550,000 has been contributed to fund BizKid$ . To continue to thrive as a system program well into the future, Biz Kid$ warrants the collaborative financial support of the credit union community. We anticipate that the nations not-for-profit financial institutions will see this as an opportunity to continue supporting the program without having it affect tightening budgets.

Adams says that, in most cases, the 10 percent donation will have little to no budgetary impact to IIA partners because of the growing success of the Sprint program this past year. He further anticipates that if each of the 2,600 credit union and 46 league IIA partners opts-in to participate, Biz Kid$ will achieve an additional $ 1 million in funding to complete production of the fourth season, as well as establish an unprecedented, sustainable funding source for future seasons.

"This is an incredible gift that CU Village has given the entire credit union system, says John Annaloro, President & CEO of the Washington Credit Union League, whose 501 (c) foundation currently administers Biz Kid$ on behalf of Americas Credit Unions. IIAs underwriting gift and future funding model ensures that the credit union's 'gift' of financial education can remain just thatthe credit union systems exclusive gift. This is a shining example of what our system can do when we work together."

Biz Kid$ is an important credit union initiative that is known to put credit unions in a strong and positive light. As a result, Biz Kid$ has been honored with a Herb Wegner Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, four Emmy nominations, a first place Telly Award, and an Environmental Media Award. By positioning itself as a co-partner of the program, IIA and its participating credit unions and leagues will have the unique opportunity to be associated with this valuable and popular program, as well as gain all of the goodwill and marketing benefits that come with it.

Its expected that this unique initiative will also build further support for IIA, its key partners Sprint and GM, and its success among members, and in turn the collective ability to support Biz Kid$ and other important credit union system initiatives.

In the weeks ahead CU Village will communicate to its IIA partners more about how they can participate in the Biz Kid$ funding initiative. For immediate information, please call 800.262.6285 or email info(at)cu-village(dot)com.

Invest in America is a membership enhancement program that offers credit union members exclusive discounts on products and services provided by U.S. based companies. Utilizing the credit unions ability to leverage their unique relationship, Invest in America is able to successfully market its partnerships and offers incremental sales to partner companies; a stimulus to the economy and; an increased value of credit union membership. Invest in America was created by and is managed by CUcorp and CU Village, subsidiaries of the Michigan Credit Union League.

CU Village is a full-service technology and marketing company with solid expertise across various channels and mediums including print, web, mass media, digital, data, programming and more. We help our clients leverage these tools, using an overall holistic approach and strategic services, to provide them with unparalleled access to all the resources they need to grow their organization from one source CU Village.

Biz Kid$ includes a television component, a website, and a full curriculum that can be used by educators in conjunction with the show. A full curriculum with activities and tests accompanies every episode of the television show, including five core episodes in Spanish. These can be downloaded for free on the shows official website, http://www.bizkids.com, which also hosts a cast blog and newsletter. DVD box sets of the first 26 episodes of Biz Kid$ are also available for purchase for use by credit unions, educators and parents. The show is produced in Seattle, Wash.

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Smashburger Sizzles Into Chesterfield, Mo., with Second Restaurant on November 16

Chesterfield, Mo. (PRWEB) November 03, 2011

Smashburger, the nations fastest-growing better burger restaurant, will open its second metropolitan St. Louis-area location on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 1671 Clarkson Road. Smashburger brings its signature smashed-to-order burgers, H

Turn Your iPad or iPhone into a Guitar Multi-Effect Jam Station

Calif. (PRWEB) October 26, 2011

Positive Grid. (positivegrid.com), announces JamUp, the new multi-effect guitar app and guitar interface for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. With new tonal innovation, JamUp gives guitarists access to a load of authentic tones, iTunes Jam Player and the very first sound-on-sound phrase sampler. Launch special, JamUp Lite is FREE for 30 days.

JamUp guitar app provides access to 24 hybrid amps/effects, 16 user presets, sound-on-sound phrase sampler, iTunes player with time stretching feature, chromatic tuner, and will expect continual upgrade features. Its simply the most convenient way for jamming and recording, without having to setup or switch in and out a variety of equipments.

JamUp is the must-have guitar app on iPad or iPhone for guitar players, remarked Calvin Abel, Product Manager at Positive Grid. It channels the traditional multi-effect pedal into one single guitar app with a good number of jamming and practice features, plus the stunning user interface and convenient form-factor, giving you the ability to completely transform your rig with this one app.

The collection of amps and effects packed inside JamUp includes 6 historic amp models and convolution cab simulator, spring and digital reverb, tangy modulations, tape and digital delays, classic and fuzzy distortions, filters, compressors, noise gate and other essentials. Each effect parameter can be accessed with a simple touch. Theres no digging through menus, no learning process and no hassles. A fully configurable signal path allows players to try out different pre and post arrangements, it provides a great and flexible way to create the tone.

JamUp guitar app is born with great play along capabilities. The phrase sampler can capture loops and riffs and create sound-on-sound overdubs. Its the easiest way to create a one-person-band sound in minutes. And with the time stretching iTunes player, users can not only play along with any track from their iTunes library, but also can create a loop and slow it down for further study.

JamUp guitar app works with the JamUp Plug and most other iOS guitar adaptors. The JamUp Plug is an ultra-portable guitar interface for iOS device, with the JamUp Plug, guitar players can connect the guitar with iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, and enjoy all the jamming and recording features with the headphone, audio interface or PA system.

JamUp Lite (Launch Special 30 days free) and JamUp Pro ($ 19.99) are available in iTunes App-Store now. JamUp Plug US MSRP is $ 39.95.

About Positive Grid

Based in California, Positive Grid focuses in delivering superior and creative mobile music experience. Positive Grid had invented and developed a series of audio technology and is currently expanding it to various applications. For more information, visit http://www.positivegrid.com.

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4th Annual Sedona Conference Institute Program on Getting Ahead of the eDiscovery Curve to be Held March 25-26 in Philadelphia

Sedona, AZ (PRWEB) January 4, 2010

The Sedona Conference