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Jun 14, 20115 min read
Lead paint crackdown coming for remodelers
After a long wait, EPA is ramping up RRP enforcement against remodelers and other contractors Byline: Scott von Gonten Publication Date:...
May 9, 20113 min read
IAQA update on Indoor Air 2011 in Austin Texas
Indoor Air 2011 in Austin, Texas, is only one month away and should be one of the most exciting in the Indoor Air conference series....
May 7, 20114 min read
M.A.R.C. and all Florida Mold Professionals Defeat HB 5007!
What a difference the professionals in our industry can make when we come together with a common goal. When the initial house bill was...
May 6, 20112 min read
M.A.R.C. records Huge Vicory in the Senate with 21 to 18 Vote NO to HB 5007
M. A. R.C. of Florida worked together with Florida mold professionals from across the state represented by several independent...
May 5, 20111 min read
From the desk of Doug Hoffman and M.A.R.C. Supporter NORMI
Dear Senator/Representative I am writing to you with my concerns regarding HB 5007. Please DO NOT accept HB 5007 without the following...
May 5, 20112 min read
Florida Legislature to Consider Loosening Licensing Requirements for Mold Assessor and Remediators
The Florida Legislature has for consideration legislation – HB 5007 – which will significantly reduce the licensing requirements for...
May 5, 20112 min read
Vote No to HB 5007 – A M.A.R.C. Update
Why do we need TRAINING and regulation in the Mold Industry??? The Orlando Sentinel ran the following story Tue Feb 22, 2011 Orlando...
May 2, 20112 min read
M.A.R.C. Update to HB 5007
As you know the Budget committee refused the House mold language in HB 5007 and sent it up the ladder to the committee chairs. This...
Apr 29, 20111 min read
M.A.R.C. says NO to HB 5007 Update!
The conference committee met today at 12:45 with no change, once again, in the mold amendment. It’s a stalemate, which actually now gets...
Apr 28, 20113 min read
M.A.R.C. takes the HB 5007 fight to the Budget Conference
Sen. Dennis Jones and Senator Steve Wise who had originally passed the legislation regarding the Mold Inspection and Remediation...
Apr 18, 20111 min read
HB 5007 Update
Under current law, mold remediators must have an associates’ degree with 30 credit hours of microbiology, industrial hygiene or some...
Apr 13, 20112 min read
M.A.R.C.’s fight to preserve the Current Mold Licensing Law moves to the Florida Senate.
The Florida House did approved HB5007 that would amend the current Mold Licensing requirements Mold Related Services. Before the bill...
Apr 10, 20115 min read
Florida’s Professionals – No Experience (or Education) Needed.
The key to the logic behind these mysterious bills is to discover WHICH specific item has been hidden in plain sight WITHIN the GROUP...
Apr 3, 20112 min read
Mold Industry Professionals Now is the time to step up and take action. Say No to HB 5007
The Professional Mold Assessor must take a stand. Licensing which is a curse for some and a blessing for others is on the cusp of being...
Apr 3, 20113 min read
HB 5005 would open Florida to abuses from the past
My rabbi in Ohio, where we lived before moving to Florida, asked our class, “Why these Ten Commandments?” Our spirited discussion led us...
Mar 24, 20117 min read
HB 5007 amending the Current Mold Licensing Law NOT Repealing IT!
Mold Related Services have been removed from HB 5005! The removal was via the introduction of HB 5007 which would Amend the current mold...
Mar 23, 20116 min read
IAQA POSITION STATEMENT On Florida HB 4171 & SB 1244
ABOUT IAQA The Indoor Air Quality Association is a Florida not‐for‐profit corporation established in 1998. IAQA is dedicated to promoting...
Mar 22, 20112 min read
Disaster Damage Is an Invitation to Fraud, Says FEMA in 2004……HB 5005???
FEMA knew back in 2004 that Floridians were being scammed in their time of need and published the following article. Floridians who are...
Mar 22, 20113 min read
If HB 5005, HB 4171, and SB 1244 pass then Florida Storm Weary Residents May Once Again Fall Victim
Scammers expect to make easy cash after hurricanes strike. It’s happened after each recorded Hurricane in Florida. Even before the water...
Mar 18, 20114 min read
HB 5005 Deregulation of Professions and Occupations
HB 5005 the Florida Caveat Emptor Law. Caveat Emptor is Latin for “Let the Buyer Beware” (i.e., one buys at one’s own risk). The axiom or...
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