MOLD Act

This bill would require the Department of Defense to set standards for humidity, ventilation, dampness, water intrusion, and mold cleanup in military family housing, starting with interim guidance within 180 days and final standards within one year. It would require independent third-party mold and environmental inspections of privatized military housing at every tenant turnover, after tenant complaints, and after repairs, with results shared with tenants. Units that fail inspection would have to be fixed, or tenants relocated if they wish, within 30 days. Future privatized housing contracts would have to make housing companies pay for inspections, mold cleanup, relocation costs, property loss, and refunds of housing allowance for families forced to move. The bill also sets up a 24-hour complaint hotline, a five-business-day response requirement, certification rules for mold workers, and regular reports to Congress and the public.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Jimmy Panetta Democrat sponsor
• 26 cosponsors