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The carpet in our living room near the sliding door has been damp and smells like mildew ever since the heavy rains two weeks ago. We’re in a rented 2-bedroom in Jumeirah Village Circle, and I’ve noticed a small crack in the wall right above the skir...

After the recent renovation of our kitchen, we’ve noticed an unusual chemical smell lingering in the air. It’s particularly noticeable when we turn on the exhaust fan after cooking, and it makes my throat feel irritated and a bit scratchy. My kids ha...

We've been in our Dubai villa for about a year now and I just discovered what looks like municipality guidelines behind some furniture. Is this dangerous and do I need to move out during treatment?

My kids have been coughing more than usual, and I've just discovered a bunch of black spots in the corner of our master bedroom closet, behind some winter clothes. It's on the wall that faces the outside, and we had that minor leak from the heavy dew...

Our villa's AC has been struggling to cool the master bedroom for the past couple of weeks, and I just found what looks like black mold all over the insulation inside the air handler unit in the attic. With this summer heat, we can't go without it, a...

The AC in my apartment in Jumeirah Village Circle seems to be leaking a bit of water onto the carpet below it, and now I’m starting to see some black spots along the skirting board. With this humidity, I’m worried it’s turning into mold. As a tenant,...

Our ground-floor apartment in Jumeirah 1 had a few inches of water seep in during the last storm, and now the bottom of the drywall in our living room is soft and the wooden skirting boards are warping. We managed to get the standing water out quickl...

The building maintenance said they found eco friendly in a neighboring apartment. Should I be worried about my unit? What precautions should I take?

The paint on the outside wall of my villa in Jumeirah is starting to peel and fade badly from the constant sun exposure. We’re due for a repaint next month, and I’m feeling really guilty about the environmental impact of all those regular solvent-bas...

The AC unit in our Jumeirah villa has been leaking a bit and now there's a patch of black mold, maybe 2 feet wide, on the wall behind the wardrobe. We only spotted it last week when we moved the furniture to rearrange the room, but it's definitely be...