SACRAMENTO -- The Human Rights Fair Housing Commission says landlords have the responsibility to ensure there is no mold when a tenant moves in. If mold grows later, it's up to the tenant to report it.
 
Vanessa Peerman says she found toxic mold in her apartment, just a month into the lease. She hired a mold testing company, which confirmed it.
 
Peerman says she reported it to the apartment complex manager.
 
The complex cleaned it, but Peerman says the mold reappeared.
 
The Fair Housing Commission says ridding a rental of mold takes more than a good cleaning with just bleach.
 
The rental company told Call 3 that mold is a persistent problem because building codes have changed and units are more airtight.
 
Renters have to take care to prevent excessive moisture build up that can cause mold.
Mold notification clauses are part of many leases.
 
Peerman says she told her landlord about the mold. She has since moved out and may end up in mediation.
 
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