Although Ms. T’s husband had been aggressive toward her in the past, he began to turn his anger toward her two children. He was arrested after punching her son, trying to run him over with a car, and spitting in Ms. T’s face.

Keisha Coleman of Holland & Knight represented an 80-year-old woman whose landlord abruptly informed her that her adult son was banned from the property. The son used to stop by every few days to care for his mother, and she relied on his help. They gave no reason.

Ms. H, her three children, and her niece moved into an apartment and immediately noticed a severe bed bug issue. A leak in the pipes caused the ceiling to sag and mold to grow.

Ms. T came to the Safe Families Office after her husband became violent when he felt as though she was watching TV too loudly. He spent the night pointing a gun at Ms. T and repeatedly threatening to kill her while the children slept in the other room.

Soon after renting a house, Ms. Ryan discovered a serious mold problem and an overflowing toilet. Instead of making repairs, the landlord instructed her to throw her used toilet tissue in a garbage can because “the pipes can’t handle it.” The dispute led to an eviction filing.

A Standing with Our Neighbors client met with AVLF, and her eye was horribly swollen and red. She was experiencing a range of adverse symptoms that twice sent her to the ER. Her children were also experiencing eye and breathing problems.

Hannibal Heredia of Hedgepeth, Heredia & Rieder recently drew upon his Spanish-speaking skills and settled a solely-Spanish-speaking domestic violence survivor’s divorce.

What difference can a lawyer make? Ask Ms. Daniels, whose studio apartment flooded last summer. The resulting mold was so intense that Ms. Daniels went to the hospital several times.