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mold is a health hazard. If you can prove by going to the doctor that you are say...coughing more, having difficulty breathing, headaches associated with mold allergies..etc, then it is a health hazard that the landlord needs to take care of. I would recommend finding out what the local laws states about mold and then follow up with a certified letter (yes certified-even if he lives in the same house) so there is a record, stating that you want it fixed or it is a breech of contract to maintina non harful living conditions for his renters. I would also see what the local laws states about unwrtten conditions (verbal) regarding the contract and pets. If you want to keep the pet, then you have to make absolutely sure there are no loop holes in the contract. Then you state you are keeping the pet. His choice is to let you stay or ask you to leave. If you stay, he cannot evict you for that reason. If he asks you to leave, you have (by law) 30 days and you get back you security deposit and you do not have to pay rent for the remning months since he breeched the contract. I hope this helps.