Housing Authority inspected one of their client's apartments and found water stains on the wall in a closet. The water stains came from the closet above the apartment where the water heater pipes were leaking a couple of weeks ago.
They are requiring us to have a professional environmental specialist inspect it, test it and, if it is mold, have it remediated.
The rent is $595. It costs $600 just for the inspection and test. Unsure of the remediation until the test comes back, but it could be another $1000.
If we refuse, they go into rent abatement.
In another apartment, the same day, they wrote up a dirty bathtub and wanted us to have it inspected for mold. The tenant convinced the inspector they had just gotten out of the shower, that's why it was brown on the bottom.
We decided in September not to accept any more vouchers from the H.A. The tenant's lease expires 12/31/14. We are considering giving them a non-renewal at this point.
Anyone else dealing with a picky H.A.?