Mold can be a very complicated issue when it comes to your insurance claim. In order for you to collect for mold damage, certain criteria must be met.
- The existence of mold must be proven through testing
- The cause of mold must be the result of a covered peril
- Your inaction must not cause or contribute to its presence.
- Mold, as a single cause of loss, must not be excluded in your policy
- An effort to prevent mold must have been made
- A plan to eradicate it should be in place