Mold inspection and remediation in Miami, FL
Visible growth, musty smell, or a leak that sat too long. Over 10 square feet, Florida licenses who may assess mold and who may remove it. Both come through one call.
Mold in Miami is a when, not an if, once something stays wet. It is also the most regulated part of this trade in Florida: for anything larger than about 10 square feet, the state licenses who may assess it and who may remove it, and bars a company from remediating what it assessed in the last 12 months (Division I contractors excepted; owners working on their own home are exempt from the licensing altogether). That rule protects you, and it changes how a mold job is sequenced.
Say where you are in the process: nothing done yet, an assessment in hand, or a protocol waiting for a remediator.
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The order Florida expects
- Assessment: a licensed mold assessor (MRSA) inspects, takes air or surface samples as needed, identifies the moisture source, and writes a remediation protocol that says what to remove and how.
- Remediation: a licensed mold remediator (MRSR), normally a different company from the assessor, follows the protocol: containment under negative pressure, removal of affected materials, HEPA cleaning, drying of the affected materials, and correction of the moisture source.
- Clearance: the assessor returns and tests to confirm the protocol worked. You get a written clearance for your records, your insurer, or a future buyer.
- Florida restricts a company that assessed a property from remediating it within the following 12 months, with statutory exceptions (Division I contractors, for one). If a company offers to assess and remediate in one visit, ask under which license and how the rule applies to your job.
When you probably need this
- Visible growth on drywall, ceilings, cabinets, or behind furniture on exterior walls.
- A musty smell that comes back when the AC runs, or from a closet or bathroom.
- A leak or flood that was not dried within a couple of days, even if it looks fine now.
- Water stains that keep growing, bubbling paint, soft drywall.
- A home sale or purchase where the inspector flagged moisture.
What we will not say
This site does not make health claims about mold. If someone in the house has asthma, allergies, or a compromised immune system and there is mold, talk to a doctor; the Florida Department of Health publishes plain guidance. And do not spray bleach on it: it does not address wet material, it can make the growth harder to see, and it complicates the assessor's sampling.