June

“June” moved into a mobile home park with her 4-year-old granddaughter and what she thought was a rent-to-own lease. When she requested some needed repairs, she learned that the fine print on her lease said she had to pay for them. In addition, her option-to-buy clause was left out entirely. To make matters worse, June had recently lost her job and was starting to fall behind on her rent. The property manager threatened to evict her and claimed she owed hundreds of dollars for property damage that she hadn’t caused. Then he turned off her water service.

Desperate, June turned to Virginia Legal Aid Society. Her VLAS attorney went to court and successfully fought to not only allow June to stay in her home and have her water service restored but also won her court-awarded damages. Thanks to VLAS, June remained in her home and could afford the repairs that made her home a safe and healthy place for her and her granddaughter. 

Names have been changed to protect the privacy of clients