Lighthouse Point is a city of canals. Most of its homes back up to finger canals that run out to the Intracoastal, and many of the older ones were built low to the water with block walls and low-slope roofs. Salt air works on window frames and roof flashing, and a seawall home gets wind-driven rain from the water side that inland homes never see.
Hurricane Wilma in October 2005 is the storm people here still measure by. The city served as a distribution point for ice, food, and water after it, because so much of the area was without power. Homes that lost roof tile in Wilma and dried out slowly in the weeks after are the same homes where an attic check turns up old growth today.
Homeowners in Lighthouse Point can use this site to reach an independent mold provider who works the north Broward coast. The provider looks at the house and does whatever it needs. This site only connects the call.
A mold inspection comes first for waterfront homes, because the moisture can be coming from the roof, the window side, or the slab, and the fix depends on which. Dark growth on a ceiling or inside a closet on the canal side brings requests for black mold removal, sized by extent and moisture rather than by how it looks. Sellers on the water ask for post-remediation verification so the buyer's inspector sees a finished record.
The City of Lighthouse Point Building and Zoning Department takes permit applications online and in person and posts inspection results through its public portal. Water is not a city service; it comes from the City of Pompano Beach Utilities Department, which serves Lighthouse Point along with Pompano Beach and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Florida issues one license for mold assessors and a separate one for mold remediators, and state rules restrict the same company from assessing and then remediating the same home. Both licenses can be looked up at MyFloridaLicense.com.
Call (000) 000-0000 to be connected with a local mold provider serving Lighthouse Point.
A visual inspection with moisture readings to find the source, the extent, and whether testing is needed.
Containment, negative air, HEPA filtration, and removal of affected drywall, trim, and insulation, then cleaning and drying.
Air and surface samples sent to a lab, done by a licensed Florida mold assessor separate from the remediator.
Air handler, coil, and duct cleaning when the smell shows up every time the air conditioning runs.
Roof-deck and truss mold from roof leaks, blocked soffits, or ducts sweating in a hot attic.
Mold in drywall, ceilings, grout, and behind vanities from steam and slow leaks, the most common first call.
Clearance testing after the work by a separate assessor, so you have paperwork for a sale, a tenant, or an insurer.
Heavier dark growth handled with full containment and protective gear. Color does not identify the species, and the process does not change.