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How are other contractors protecting themselfs from liabilty
from mold that has grown because they waited to call for repairs. I am reading articles about lawsuits against contractors that made repairs then were sued for not warning
customers. Does anyone have a policy for avoiding liabilty?

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  • Paul Cooke
    Paul Cooke Member Posts: 181
    Something is Smelly

    I think it's the mold, but I'm not sure.

    My observation: As a Contractor I am either cancelled by my insurance company or my rates are dramatically increased. Reason cited by Insurance Company is "Mold".

    Then look at your new policy and anything to do with a mold claim is not covered. Sounds like a good deal for somebody.
  • Scott M
    Scott M Member Posts: 5


    My boss went to a contracters meeting recently and the speaker was a lawyer who said mold is there asbestos graveytrain for the next century.Be AFRAID ,BE VERY AFRAID.
  • Mickeyk
    Mickeyk Member Posts: 1
    mold

    Last year we started to tell our customers if they had mold in their air handlers to call a duct cleaner to look at it. We told them not to run the system until they did and had them sign a ticket. The problem is there are no real rules out there to protect us. However one of our customers had a company come to check the system out who quoted over $35,000 to make the house mold free( this was a real company with a enviornmental hygenist who worked up a protocol for renediation). The first thing their insurance company asked was if we left the unit running after we found the mold. I think we know what that ment eh? PS. I was also at the mold seminar at ISHNA and it was an eye opener. Mick
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