Mold is pictured on a homeowner’s ceiling after a roof leak. Photo credit: Wambui Kamau/WYPR.
Mold is pictured on a homeowner’s ceiling after a roof leak. Photo credit: Wambui Kamau/WYPR.

After hearing from renters across Maryland, State Senator Shaneka Henson sponsored the Tenant Mold Remediation Act in this year’s session of the General Assembly.

The new law goes into effect Tuesday.

Just as tenants get brochures about lead, they’ll now get one on mold — something the American Lung Association says can seriously affect your lungs.

Read more (and listen) at WYPR.