Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 33602, Tampa FL

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 33602, Tampa runs about $1,500 to $6,050 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 2005, newer than the Hillsborough County median of 1990.

2005Median year homes were built

20%Homes built before 1980

69%Homes rented, not owned

$560,400Median home value

$2,119Median gross rent

11,972Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 33602 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $18.48 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

20 percent of homes in 33602 went up before 1980. Older plumbing, roofs and window seals are where slow leaks start, and slow leaks are the mold most home policies leave out.

Most homes here are rented, 69 percent against 39 percent across Hillsborough County. A renter's policy covers belongings and liability, while the owner's policy covers the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $6,050, is about 1.1 percent of the median home value of $560,400.

Typical Prices In 33602

JobSizeNational Range33602 Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $6,050
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,000 to $7,550
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $1,000
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 100.9 divided by 100, the price level for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, rounded to $50. National ranges from Remediational cost guide, price level from BEA Regional Price Parities 2024.

The standard limited fungi endorsement caps mold at $5,000. Against a typical job here of up to $6,050, that cap falls short by about $1,050 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates For Hillsborough County

FEMA rates Hillsborough County high for inland flooding, coastal flooding, hurricane, cold wave. Water from these events is where mold claims start, and flood water is a separate policy. FloodSmart says mold damage is not covered under standard NFIP flood policies. FloodSmart

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively High
Coastal floodingRelatively High
HurricaneVery High
Cold waveVery High
Winter weatherNo Rating

Source FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, county level.

Florida Rules On Mold

Who May Do Mold Work

Florida licenses both mold assessors and mold remediators through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The license covers mold work on areas larger than 10 square feet.

State law keeps the two jobs apart. A mold assessor may not remediate a building that the assessor or the assessor’s company assessed in the last 12 months, and a remediator may not assess a building it remediated in that time. To check a license, search the DBPR license lookup by name or license number before you sign anything.

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

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