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Anyone have any experience dealing with mold testing and remediation? It's started raining in through our ceiling air intake vent whenever it rains hard and the wind is blowing. We just recently found some areas of mold on the ceiling of the master bath around the exhaust fan and a/c vent. We searched around, and it looks like that exhaust fan vents out the side of the house. There's a plastic cap, but the siding is a bit warped right there and part of the vent pipe is exposed. It's a straight line from there to the air intake where the rain's coming in.

We're renters, so we naturally called the property manager right away. They're telling us to spray bleach water on the mold patch and somebody will get out here eventually to take a look. It's been a month now, the leak seems to be getting worse, and it smells moldy and musty in here. And my dad, who lives here, has a variety of chronic respiratory issues, so it can't be good for him.

I'm sure the property manager will eventually patch the leak, but they seem entirely unconcerned about the mold. Any idea what it would cost us to get someone out here to test and treat the mold? Or what the process entails? Would the house be torn up for days or weeks? Moving out isn't really an option, because there are currently zero rentals in our price range in any part of the city we would want to live in. I'm hoping the property manager does the right thing, but I'd like to know my options just in case.

Jumping in on this older post because leaks around vents can be sneaky. I had a similar issue, and the key was fixing the exterior leak before any mold cleanup. Once the source was sealed, a small remediation company did air testing and treated the ceiling areas without needing major tear-out. Did you ever get someone to check the roof or vent housing during a storm?

I had a similar issue in my place, and the only thing that gave me straight answers was a full checkup through https://rcrmold.com/mold-inspection/murrieta. They handled the moisture readings and lab tests fast, and the report made it clear what was causing the problem and what to fix first. It took a lot of the guesswork out of figuring out hidden mold.