Sunrise Lakes is a 55-plus condo community of ninety-three buildings that went up in phases between 1971 and 1997. Many Sunrise residents live in units like these, with a shared roof overhead, a neighbor's plumbing on the other side of the wall, and a small air handler closet in each unit. When mold shows up, the first question is often not how to remove it but whose problem it is.
In a condo, the moisture source may sit outside the unit you can see. A roof leak, a common-area pipe, or a neighbor's shower pan can wet your ceiling or wall. Single-family neighborhoods across Sunrise have their own version of this in 1970s and 1980s block houses with aging roofs.
Sunrise residents who call us reach an independent local mold provider. That provider looks at the unit or house and explains what it will take.
Condo owners want the mold removal crew to document where the water came from, because that written record is what the association will ask for. A closet air handler that has been sweating for a season is an HVAC mold cleaning job. When a bathroom wall has to come out, bathroom mold removal with containment keeps the rest of a small unit usable while the work goes on.
Florida condo law and the association's own documents decide who pays for what. In general the association maintains common elements like the roof and exterior walls, while the unit owner handles drywall, fixtures, and finishes inside. Read the declaration before agreeing to a scope.
Sunrise runs one of the larger municipal water systems in the county. The Utilities Department serves more than 200,000 customers, including parts of neighboring cities. Rebuild permits are handled by the Building Division at 10770 West Oakland Park Boulevard.
Call (954) 519-7189 and tell us where the mold is. A local provider serving Sunrise takes it from there.
Containment, negative air, HEPA filtration, and removal of affected drywall, trim, and insulation, then cleaning and drying.
Heavier dark growth handled with full containment and protective gear. Color does not identify the species, and the process does not change.
Full containment, negative air, and room-by-room removal after a flood, a long roof leak, or a house that sat closed through a wet summer.
Air handler, coil, and duct cleaning when the smell shows up every time the air conditioning runs.
Roof-deck and truss mold from roof leaks, blocked soffits, or ducts sweating in a hot attic.
Mold in drywall, ceilings, grout, and behind vanities from steam and slow leaks, the most common first call.
Finding and removing the source of a musty smell that survived cleaning, then treating the air and surfaces so it does not come back.
Drywall, baseboard, insulation, and cabinet bottoms put back after removal, with the moisture source fixed before anything is closed up.