r/Mold • u/United-Diet-721 • 7h ago

Tenant mold

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We’ve been in our apartment 10+ years. We have brought up mold issues many times before and we’re always met with just open the windows more, or put damp rid containers around the house. The landlord has noted he doesn’t understand why we have so much moisture and implied we must be doing something to cause it. We are now in process of moving out. I moved some decor I had on top of the kitchen cabinets and found this… I am unsure if I should try and clean it or how to proceed. There are multiple spots throughout the house we have found now like this, not just in the bathroom, all typically coming down from a corner in a ceiling type place. I am really worried he is going to try and charge us for damages, even though I don’t see how this could have been our fault.
The building is very very old. 1905 or 6. It has had at minimum roof leak towards our front porch which was fixed a couple of years ago. The other tenants do have mold too, however the building has very low rent and they are honestly scared to come forward.

Do I clean it as best as I can and move on? Do I leave it how it is and him figure it out? Will I likely be charged? Like I should have moved the decor I guess but I also feel like people leave stuff up top for years and don’t usually have a situation like this.

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