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My apartment has had a strange smell for the past few weeks, and I'm starting to worry it might be eco friendly. I've checked the obvious places but can't find the source. Should I get a professional inspection?

My toddler’s bedroom in our Jumeirah villa has had this damp, earthy smell ever since the heavy rains and humidity last month. I just pulled his wooden dresser away from the wall to find a patch of black and green speckles hiding behind it, and now I...

The grout between the tiles in our Jumeirah villa's main bathroom has been turning black for a couple of months now, and no matter how much I scrub with bleach, it just comes back within a week. It’s also started to appear behind the toilet where it’...

Our villa in Al Barsha is only a few years old, but after this last humid season, I started finding black mold spots along the bottom of the walls in my youngest daughter’s bedroom. The room is on the ground floor and the wall backs onto the main bat...

We've been in our Jumeirah villa for about five years and the wooden frames on our windows are starting to crack and peel from the sun. I got one quote from a handyman to just repaint them, but a friend suggested we should get a proper carpentry comp...

Our AC unit in the master bedroom has been leaking a little for the past couple of weeks, and now I’ve spotted small black spots growing on the corner of the wall behind the curtain. My toddler sleeps in here with us and has started having a runny no...

After the heavy rainfall we had last month, I noticed a persistent musty smell in our master bedroom. The AC in my apartment seems to struggle to keep up with the humidity levels, even when it’s not that hot outside. My kids have been complaining of ...

Planning to buy a villa in Dubai and the inspection mentioned possible mold remediation. Is this a deal breaker? How much would remediation typically cost?

My bedroom closet in our Jumeirah apartment has this damp, musty smell that's been getting worse since the humidity really kicked in last month. I've pulled everything out and cleaned it, but the smell just comes back. Is this something I should repo...

I'm renting an apartment and noticed high humidity in the bathroom. Is this the landlord's responsibility to fix? I'm not sure what my rights are here.