Post-remediation clearance testing in Miami-Dade

Clearance is the step that turns a remediation into a document. A licensed mold assessor who did not do the removal comes back, checks the work against the protocol, takes readings and often samples, and writes that the area is clear. It happens before the drywall goes back, because after that nobody can see anything.

Call or send the form with who did the remediation and when, and whether there was a protocol. A licensed assessor (MRSA) who serves your area calls you back to schedule the visit.

What clearance checks

• Was the protocol followed: the material that was supposed to come out came out, to the distance specified.
• Is it dry: moisture readings on framing, block, and remaining materials are at the numbers the protocol required.
• Is it clean: no visible growth or dust on remaining surfaces inside the containment.
• Is the air clear, where the protocol calls for it: samples inside the containment compared to outdoor air and to the rest of the house.
• Is the source fixed, or scheduled with the right trade, so the growth does not return.

Why it has to be a different company

Florida requires that the assessor and the remediator on a job be different companies, so the person saying "this is done" is not the person who was paid to do it. A clearance letter from the remediator’s own inspector is not a clearance. The MRSA number on the letter should be a different license, from a different business, than the MRSR number on the remediation invoice.

Who asks for it

• Insurers, before they pay for the rebuild.
• Condo associations, before they allow the ceiling or wall to be closed.
• Landlords and tenants, to end a dispute with a document instead of an argument.
• Buyers and sellers, when a remediation was disclosed.
• You, so the drywall goes back over something you know is finished.

If the area does not pass

The assessor writes what remains, the remediator comes back under the same protocol, and clearance is repeated. That is the system working as designed. What you should not accept is the walls closing without the second visit.