Landlord / Tenant and Habitability

Mediated a rural rental home with habitability issues (roof leaks, water damage and mold). Defendant denied the existence of any mold, electrical, plumbing, heating, vermin or safety issues.

Mediated a case involving a tenant alleging short term construction within a commercial unit of the building two floors below interfered with his tenancy.

Mediated case of tenant claiming sewage leak, rat infestation and gas leak in the apartment building and flooding his apartment.

Mediated combined habitability/personal injury claims of 18 families/units alleging inadequate heat, sewage back up, flooding, mold contamination, chronic moisture intrusion, electrical issues, assaults on the premises with demand of over $14 million dollars. Defendants included the property owner and property manager, with at least four insurance carriers, coverage counsel and defense counsel. There were several status zoom conferences before the full days of mediation.

Mediated habitability and constructive eviction claim of tenant who claimed noise problems, race discrimination and rodent infestation. The tenant had some of the same complaints in his next apartment.

Handled habitability claims of two families living in two separate apartments in deplorable conditions. The landlord was filmed breaking the bars on the bedroom window using a crow bar and slithering into the tenants’ bedroom window. The settlement included a buyout.

Mediated habitability claims of tenant in an older rental house in a wooded area. The owner of the home had passed away, and his daughter inherited the home. This was her first rental. The tenant claimed a myriad of problems. The property manager that the daughter hired because the tenant was abusive to her kept detailed records of the repairs done.

Mediated case of young tech couple who rented an apartment, claiming inadequate repairs and two months of mold issues before constructive eviction.