This will entitle the tenant to the remedies provided under federal law, as well as those set forth in the municipal code.

The landlord confidently told me that he has a remedy that he used in the past that was successful..

Send a written notice to the contractor documenting the sub par work, your dissatisfaction, and that no further monies will be paid until the contractor remedies the poor workmanship.

For instance, in VA, the tenant is owed a 21 day notice to REMEDY, and if they fail to remedy, then and only then a 30 day notice to vacate.

The insurance companie's remediation co did a lot of demo work and set various machines to dry the house.

@Justin Green Don't let asbestos scare you - if you have to remediate it, it will certainly cost more than regular demo, but it isn't something that you can't price into a deal and still make it work.

We have to move the tenant to comparible housing at the landlord's expense (tenant continues to pay rent) and begin remediation within 5 days of the discovery of the mold.

My understanding is that most title companies won't issue a policy until the quitclaim deed is remedied.

You'll find this is a huge issue and will cost you big bucks to remedy.

If they stop paying rent because of it, you have to evict them and pay for remediation.