Black Mold Removal in Roswell, GA

Does an older Roswell home need special handling?

Roswell, about 20 miles north of downtown Atlanta, has a National Register Historic District with antebellum houses such as Barrington Hall and Bulloch Hall, and plenty of older homes around them. Older construction brings plaster walls, original wood, crawl spaces and plumbing that may have been patched more than once. None of that changes the basic method, but it affects how a company works: plaster and old-growth wood trim can often be cleaned rather than torn out, while drywall patches and insulation added later usually cannot. Ask the company how it will protect finishes it is not removing. If the house is a designated historic property, check with the city before changing exterior materials.

Why does mold keep showing up near the creek?

Roswell's southern boundary follows the Chattahoochee River, and Vickery Creek and Big Creek wind through the city. Lots that slope toward water often have basements or lower levels dug into hillsides, where saturated red clay pushes moisture through foundation walls after storms. Dark growth along the bottom of basement drywall, on stored boxes or behind furniture against an exterior wall is a common result. Removal has to pair with drainage fixes such as working gutters, graded soil and possibly a dehumidifier, or the stain returns.

I rent. What can the city do?

Start with a written repair request to the landlord and keep a copy. Roswell's Code Enforcement Division enforces the property maintenance code and runs a multi-family inspection program, but the city says complaints about conditions inside rental units are usually civil landlord-tenant matters and points tenants to the Georgia Landlord Tenant Handbook. Georgia law requires landlords to keep the premises in repair under O.C.G.A. 44-7-13. The Fulton County Board of Health says it does not respond to mold complaints. This is general information, not legal advice.

One more local note

If removal leaves walls or floors open, permits for the rebuild go through the City of Roswell's Building Division, which takes all applications electronically through the Roswell Permitting and Licensing HUB. Georgia has no mold license, so for that rebuild ask whether the company holds a Georgia residential or general contractor license and check it on GOALS Verify Now.