Sued 2 months after buying prop

[Mike R.]

inherited tenant is threatening to sue due to mold causing daughters health issues. We've owned the place for 2 months but tenant has been there 3 years. Per his request we did clean some mildew / mold (small spot behind furniture ) and it has not grown back.  Do we have a problem? 

[Chris Seveney]

Hire a certified industrial hygienist to perform an air quality test (recommend this over a test kit you can buy at a store since those typically do not hold up in court. Get the house inspected for mold and if there is mold then clean it up. After that they will have trouble suing since as a landlord you have a duty to provide a habitable residence and you performed your duty by looking into the issue and cleaned it up once aware of the issue. If you ignore there requests then you could be held liable.