Court: Realty Co. Can Inspect Plaintiff's New Residence for Mold

LOS ANGELES - A realty brokerage accused of failing to disclose mold damage to a California home before it was purchased should be able to perform tests on the house, as well as the apartment the buyers moved into after claiming to have suffered mold-related illnesses, a California appeals court has ruled. FSR Brokerage, Inc., et al. v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles, No. B156982 (Calif. Ct. App., 2nd Dist.).

Granting defendant Fred Sands Realtors' motion for writ of mandate, the Second District California Court of Appeal said April 16 that a lower court erred when it refused to …