Mold

The architectural designs and building materials typically used in Florida are not appropriate for the amount of moisture we get here, a researcher says.

"He would be out of town for a week and be fine where he was staying for work, and come home and literally spend the weekend in the hospital," said Kendra Elliott about her fiancé who suffered from mold poisoning.

70,000 inspections yielded more than 2,100 findings of mold. Now, the Army has begun a service-wide initiative to detect and clean it up sooner.

Once something is clearly infested with mold, it’s hard to be sure you’re completely rid of it.

The $325 million dollar plan is funded by private companies and is expected to result in renovations to 16,000 homes on seven Army posts.

It’s been over two months since Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, but Floridians are still dealing with mold and many are just now discovering...