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Why? We had mold and did the bleach thing. Paint and paper are in good
condition. The mold came back in a few days. We need to cut back the
paper and treat underneath.


The mold came back where?

On the surface

Under the paper? The wall has primer on it?
Dry when you papered? When I painted our master bath, I waited a couple
of hours after the last shower to begin painting. My first few brush
strokes on the ceiling, with alkyd paint, just slid across the ceiling
with little of the paint going on the ceiling. It was still wet from the
shower. Rather startling that there was that much moisture.


Not in the bathroom at all. 2 rooms away from the bathroom. Yes, it was
primered. It was also months after we painted that we moved in.


If the mold/mildew is on the wall surface, it does not mean it has
permeated the wall structure for pitty sakes.



Not necessarily. Since the op is redoing the bathroom, it is best to go
ahead and knock out the walls as planned and see if it has spread to the
studs. Don't worry about it until the walls are stripped clean to the
studs and see what is there. Use the new mildew resistant drywall when
redoing the walls.

If the wall under the paper has paint on it, and the paint intact, that
would seem to be a good sign there probably isn't a mildew problem inside
the wallboard.

Why? I have seen mold on studs when the drywall had nothing on it. Yes, it
is probable that it is just on the surface, but until you go deeper you
cannot say for certain.

Again, the OP is already planning to remove the wallboard. The basic
question was not whether or not it was deep into the wall, but would he need
any special precautions in removing it to prevent its spread. The answer is
no, not really. He will find out when he does as he plans whether or not it
has penetrated to the studs. If it has, then he can deal with it then. No
use getting all worked up over possibilities.


Install a timer switch on the exhaust fan in the bath so's you can run it
when you shower and not have to go back in to shut it off.


Excellent advice.

Here is a link to a U/Fla site with good information:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HE633

I have no clue how an insurance company in Florida would handle a claim if
the OP's rental property is loaded with mildew. Has it ever been flooded
or had other water damage? Insurance is a dirty word these days.