# Carpet mold question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-mold-question/444252>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 7, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-mold-question/444252 "2008-04-07T00:26:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![GiantRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@GiantRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GiantRat)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-mold-question/444252/1 "2008-04-07T00:26:34Z")

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In the last week or so, I’ve noticed an odd odor in my apartment - at first it smelled vaguely like something was rotting. My girlfriend stopped by the other day and immediately said it smelled like carpet mold. I don’t see any evidence, but the carpeting is a darkish gray that might conceal visible evidence of molds. Is there a fairly simple way to un-mold-ify the carpeting?

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**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpet-mold-question/444252/2 "2008-04-07T01:21:37Z")

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There are mold test kits you can buy at hardware stores. That might be a place to start. If you have mold in carpet to the extent it’s generating a pervasive odor, I don’t imagine it will be an easy fix. It would, however, be likely to be something your landlord would have to fix. Specific legal requirements probably vary locally.