Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia

I have a lease that states if home is damaged and made uninhabitable, it can be broken by either party, I have recently found substantial mold growth due to the neglect of landlord not fixing a leaking roof, Can this mold be terms of making this home unsafe for my family


Asked on 12/26/12, 12:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

If your local department of health were to declare this home "uninhabitable",

then you would likely have a valid basis to declare your intent to break the lease without penalty.

However, in the absence of such a declaration by the foregoing or similar

governmental agency, under the facts you've described, I would think not (my opinion).

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Answered on 12/30/12, 2:17 pm


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