Mould in apartments can be caused by structural issues (OC responsibility) and housekeeping issues (resident responsibility). As secretary of our strata committee, I regularly receive complaints about mould. Most of the complainants assume – and are hopeful – that the problem is an OC responsibility. On inspection, we find that it is mostly an issue to do with housekeeping – not ventilating by opening windows and doors whenever possible, not wiping down condensation on windows and from clothes dryers, etc.These are resident responsibilities.
I am about to put out a flyer with tips about keeping an apartment mould free, based on advice from the ACT Government available online.