TLDR: during my monthly routine deep clean-up i found this fungus on the side of my bed, and I don't know if I should try to clean it up myself or tell the landlord about it.

I live in a WG. In my room, I do a great clean-up every month. I traveled to my country for Christmas, but before leaving I cleaned the whole room as I usually do and I left the windows open (to avoid this kind of thing).

I came back in January, but after the first week i started to feel a little bit sick, but I thought it was just a cold. But after two weeks, I started to have really strong coughs that were stronger at night and wouldn't let me sleep. I went to the doctor, he gave me a Krankmeldung but nothing more.

Today, i was doing my room clean-up routine, when i found this. It's not only the black part, because there's also some kind of white fungus that's not so easy to see.

What should I do? Should I try to clean it up myself? Should I show it to my landlord? Would he take money from my deposit to fix this?



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kunachikun

8 comments

  1. pretty sure you can buy anti mold cleaning sprays. put on a facemask and gloves, do a line of whatever drug you do for motivation and get to scrubbin

  2. Clean that mould right away with pure white vinegar. Keep a close eye on that.

  3. Yer, use some chlorine anti mold cleaner and wipe that shiet. It will smell like chlorine for some hours/days. I recomend as much lüften as possible

  4. Also looks like a leak, is the bathroom next to this wall? Keep an eye out.

  5. Inform your landlord! Yes, it might be troublesome, but if it’s not just because of humidity, it’s better to act as soon as possible and find a permanent solution. I say this because it might be a leak.

    (Leaving the window “gekippt” is more likely to lead to issues like mold, you should have just left the heater on winter mode and the window closed.)

  6. Is the wall actually wet to the touch? It definitely appears to be.

  8. Was the mattress placed directly on the ground and at the wall? If yes, the mold could be inside the Mattress as well.
    Or ist there a hidden bedframe underneath?

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