When a toxic mold issue arises in a home, sometimes the contamination is extreme, requiring the occupants to vacate the premises. The question then becomes, “Can I bring my possessions with me?” We are leaving our toxic home. Do we have to leave everything? There is no single answer to this question. The types of…
Toxic Mold and Possessions
It has been nearly seven years since we vacated our home. We treated it like a fire and brought nothing with us. (Read our toxic mold saga here.) It seemed like a radical move at the time. Had a toxicologist and medical doctor not advised us, we would have brought our belongings with us. After our recent…
The Issue of Cross Contamination
We left our home and everything in it on October 4, 2008, choosing to start completely over. The contents of our 5500 square foot home went into the dumpsters. Did we really need to leave everything behind on the day we vacated the home? We were advised to treat the house as a fire and…
