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In Albemarle County, Park’s Edge residents endure stinking floods, rat infestations, fire hazards Original

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By Erin O'Hare , Charlottesville Tomorrow
| The Virginia Mercury
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. “My toilet is leaking and draining all over my floor.
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No way out: How Virginia law fails vulnerable renters Original

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By Erin O'Hare , Charlottesville Tomorrow
| The Virginia Mercury
Lanika Hester had just fallen asleep when a chilling scream woke her. She leapt out of bed and bolted into the next room, where she found her daughter, Elesia Cooper, doubled over in pain. “I’m fine Mom, I’m fine,” Cooper cried, tears streaming down her face. Hester knew her daughter wasn’t fine. She’d lost count of the number of times the 18-year-old had woken up in their Albemarle County apartment this way in spring 2023, and the number of times they’d gone to the emergency room.
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Erin O'Hare, Author at Virginia Mercury

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By Erin O'Hare 
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No way out: How Virginia law fails vulnerable renters Floods, roaches, rats, mold — these are just a few of the issues in Charlottesville Tomorrow’s investigation into how Virginia law often fails to protect vulnerable renters. Read the first story in the series below. Lanika Hester had just fallen asleep when a chilling scream woke her. She leapt out of bed and bolted into […]
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