Real Quick
- Residents of Park’s Edge, an apartment complex in Albemarle County, have experienced poor and at times hazardous conditions in their homes for years.
- Tenants have struggled to get their landlords to fix the problems, even with help from pro bono attorneys.
- Often a tenant’s only option is to move out. But every Park’s Edge resident we spoke with said they can’t afford to.
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Are you a renter who needs help? Find local agencies and programs to connect with in Charlottesville and Albemarle County in Charlottesville Tomorrow’s Housing Resource Guide.
“My toilet is leaking and draining all over my floor. In the master bedroom, with an odor,” Park’s Edge resident Lanika Hester emailed to her property manager at 9:55 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.
A foul-smelling substance — maybe sewage? — was spewing from the sink in the apartment next door, she wrote. It had seeped through the walls and leaked into the hallway and the other basement-level apartments. The neighbor across the hall was trying to mop it up…