MOLD Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to set interim and then final standards for humidity, ventilation, dampness, and water leaks in military family housing, including a humidity level below 50 percent. Independent certified inspectors would check privatized military housing for mold and other hazards at every tenant turnover, after 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. Private housing companies would have to pay for inspections, mold cleanup, relocation, property loss, and refunds of housing allowance for families forced to move. The bill also creates a 24-hour complaint hotline and website, requires housing offices to respond to complaints within five business days, and sets quarterly and annual reporting to Congress and the public.

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Sponsors

• Richard Blumenthal Democrat sponsor
• 9 cosponsors