Mold Remediation Costs force California Tax Collection Agency from Building

Irony in play???

California is the first state to enact toxic mold legislation. California’s Toxic Mold Protection Act of 2001 (TMPA), codified at Cal. Health & Safety Code § 26100- 26156 and Cal. Civ.Code § 1102.6 (real property disclosure provision), went into effect Jan. 1, 2002.

The law requires any person who sells or transfers real property to likewise disclose the presence of mold to prospective purchasers. Landlords and sellers are not required to conduct testing to ascertain whether the PELs have been met. However, there is an exemption on the disclosure requirement once remediation pursuant to the guidelines promulgated by the California Department of Health Services under Section 26130 is achieved.

Recent News:

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California officials want to move state workers out of a moldy building in Sacramento.

Ramon Hirsig, executive director of the Board of Equalization, has persuaded lawmakers to draft a bill that would authorize his tax-collecting agency to find a new home.

Right now the agency is housed in a 24-story building in the capital's downtown. It has been plagued by leaks, falling windows and mold.

The state was supposed to have spent $15 million on mold remediation and repairs but that tab as grown to $68 million. ($68 million??!!!)

The bill is being carried by Democratic Assemblyman Dave Jones and Republican Sen. George Runner. It would authorize the agency to move out and sell or lease the building.

Information from: The Sacramento Bee, http://www.sacbee.com


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