Q: In VA State how long does the landlord have to remediate a mold issue?
My furniture is ruined
Lease started on Aug 1
Lots of moisture in air
Holes in walls
Walls are soft to touch
Eyes burning
I’ve had two asthma attacks which led to us ultimately leaving but landlord stated on phone, he would fix issue on 9/22-9/23, after my e-mail. Here it is October 23rd, now mold is covering our furniture, clothes, tv, we can’t walk in the house without having immediate reactions to the mold
A: In Virginia, the Tenant in a situation as yours, must call the Office of Housing Code Enforcement for the city/county in which the premises is located and make a formal Complaint, then request an inspector to come to the premises to inspect the conditions of uninhabitability and if there are housing code violations, a Notice of Violation will be issued and served on the Landlord.
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