Homeowner finds $100K in mold damage
LEE COUNTY: At the intersection of 19th Street SW and Olive Avenue sits a house that appears normal from the outside. But on the inside, it’s a moldy mess.
A landscaper cutting the grass noticed a broken window and called the homeowner.
Once inside, Veloz came face to face with the moldy mess.
After renters abruptly moved out a few weeks ago, vandals struck the Lehigh Acres home.
They not only broke out the front window, but then they turned on the faucet- flooding the place.
Now there’s mold everywhere.
It’s growing on the walls, the baseboard- even the ceiling.
No room escaped its wrath.
The disgusting damage totals more than $100,000.
“I don’t know what happened,” said Veloz.
Her life-long investment now has a life of its own.
While the sheriff’s office investigates the crime, the home remains empty, except for the mold.