Former tenant, landlord spar over mold problem in building

The tenant says
Virginia Beach Roofing owner Michael Longman says mold in the building was making him and his employees sick and unable to work. In April, Longman hired a professional mold inspector. After taking air samples outside the building for comparison, the inspector found indoor mold levels that were more than double the outdoor levels.

The landlord says

The building’s owner, Pyong Tu Cho, says upkeep is the tenant’s responsibility and says that the roofers left trash and other debris strewn around the site when they left, costing him almost $1,000 in cleanup costs. Cho filed suit in Virginia Beach District Court to collect what he said was unpaid rent, but the suit was dismissed.

"Employers must provide a safe and healthy workplace, which includes air quality, but there's not a whole lot we can do with mold," said Jennifer Wester, the director of cooperative programs at the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry.

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