My Mother has a three bedroom townhome she is renting in the Green Run area. 2 1/2 bath... only one toilet works. The windows will actually FALL out of there frames if the wind blows hard enough. She has to get plastic and cover the windows during the winter to keep the cold out. None of the doors will close because the place has settled so badly. Cracks along the walls to go with it. The front porch is held up by old and rotted wood. The upstairs toilet had a leak in it and the landlord wouldn't fix it, so the ceiling below it is falling apart. I'd have to imagine there's mold in there. It's bad to say the least.

Renters have rights. My question is who exactly are they protected by? Who at the beach can I call? My mother is prepared to move if this ends badly and doesn't expect her deposit back...

Oh, I'm sure a few of you were wondering..... 1k a month. Horse shit!! She's month to month at this point so leaving shouldn't be too much of an issue. I'd just like to see this prick get what he deserves before he just throws another tenant in the building and gets away with it.

 

Wavy News 10 can help you

 

exactly

 

I didn't even think about that..... hum.

My question would be.... COULD the landlord be an ass and when he sees his shit on the news... walk over to my Mom's and kick her out that second?

 

for what? Because he doesnt like her, if moms has a contract then he cant do shit! You can threaten him with "if this doesnt get fixed im taking these matters to the proper authorities."

 

In the state of Virginia the tenate has a mandatory 30 days even if they are late on their rent.

So even if someone didnt pay their rent u cant kicked them out that second. You have to give them notice of 30 days to be out.

So no your mom at worst would have 30 days to find a new place.......you can contact some goverment organization i cant remeber who, that will go in there and write some tickets and shit....Tell her to go to a lawyer they will have all the pertainent info and it will probally be a free consulation since there could be money involved for them if there was a court case.

 

Stole the words outta my mouth

 

Your mom needs a sugar daddy. Is she hot?

 

Would the BBB get involved? Or is there a housing section somewhere in the town government

 

No since the Landlord techinically isnt a business but this is what i pulled up with a quick search.....

A.: Alan Kucker, a Manhattan lawyer who specializes in landlord-tenant law, said that various options were available.

The tenant can file a Housing Part complaint against the landlord and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to obtain an order compelling the work to be done. Or she can withhold a portion of her rent, thereby forcing the landlord either to make the repairs or take the tenant to court and risk having to explain, why the repairs have not been made.

The tenant can also advise the landlord in writing that unless the landlord makes the necessary repairs within a reasonable time, the tenant will hire her own contractor to make the repairs and then deduct the contractor's charges from the rent. Or the tenant can file a complaint for lack of services with the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR).

"A DHCR complaint is probably the quickest and the easiest way for the tenant to get the repairs made," Mr. Kucker said. "The complaint can be filed by mail with the local office of the division."

If the landlord doesn't answer or if he contests the complaint, the division will then send an inspector to check the condition of the apartment. If the inspector finds that the complaint is justified, DHCR can enter an order reducing the tenant's rent. In addition, the division will likely take action against the landlord to compel him to make the necessary repairs.

"Once the DHCR gets involved, most landlords will get the repairs done," Mr. Kucker said.