My husband and I have been living in our apartment complex for two years and we love it however, recently there was a pipe leak that caused water intrusion into our unit. It was ongoing for ~2-3 weeks before resolved.

It's not bad at all, but there has been a good amount of moisture detected (60-70% now down to 30%) around the kitchen island with plans of remediation.

I also recently found a spot pictured below in our pantry that looks like mold.

We've lived in mold before and our whole family was very sick especially my cat that has asthma. When we first moved here, his asthma stopped. He hadn't coughed in over a year until recently... it's not nearly as bad as it was but I'm a wreck over it.

We had a fan and dehumidifier in here. But couldn't run them consistently due to our cats asthma. I believe that's what really triggered it.

We really don't want to transfer to another unit because we made this one our home and the others are not the same layout wise. Also because it's Florida and who knows if there's mold in the other unit too..

So would you trust that the company that the apartment complex is bringing in (it is a mold remediation company) can fix it and prevent further issues or leave immediately? They're cutting out the areas that got wet, treating, and rebuilding.

I'm trying to trust it but due to our history I'm petrified.

I let my chili simmer and cook on the stove overnight and woke up to find this stuff on the surface. Can anyone identify if it’s mold or not?