4402 Howard Road Beltsville Maryland

1950's metal vintage sink and counter with holes in the sink basin.

Owner painted over the metal with acrylic paint and put putty in the holes.

One month after move in the paint began chipping and peeling. Shards of 

paint would float into washed vegetables. I used a plastic basin inside the

sink because Roberta Yaklich refused to repair the sink. This is a health hazard.

Yaklich owns several rental houses, and has been a broker Realtor for nearly a century.

Yaklich posted photographs online of a different modern kitchen which was totally different than this 1953 kitchen. I moved from California to accept a position and did not see the interior of the house before move in. The house had twenty year old carpeting, original plumbing, roof which leaked, old junk left in the basement, fence falling down (laying on the grass).

View of sink basin and strainer water would pour down underneath the sink. An additional plastic basin was placed under the sink to catch water. 

Mold testing in the house results Tape lifts and swabs of visible mold to identified the species. Cladosporium, Stachybotrys chartarum 9100 spores per milligram.   Also high lead paint dust exposure. High levels of asbestos  0.1 f/cc which is considered severe.

House never had a rental license though Prince George's County requires landlords to annually have a rental license and pass inspection. 

Underneath the kitchen sink prior repairs show holes in walls. The holes were cut prior to 2024, prior to move in. Trap is loosely connected to the rusted sink.

Above photograph shows visible mold growing in the studs. I washed the floor and studs with bleach. I treated the walls, kitchen, bathroom and vents with Concrobium Mold Control at $41 dollars a bottle. I used ten bottles in two years it only slowed the growth. The downstairs suffered two sewer back ups and two other water leaks in two years. Cost $500

I lost sixty boxes of personal property: my Grandmother's linens, dishes, clothing, photography equipment, record albums... Renters insurance only paid a minimal amount towards my total loss of $35,777. Plus time off and labor cleaning up all the four stinky floods.

Landlord refused to pay for hotel when the two sewer back ups occurred. WSSC water confirmed there were prior pipe breaks and sewer back ups. A hundred foot tall tree was removed from the front yard in 2022 which the roots broke through all the pipes in the front yard.

Asbestos flooring which was cracked in many places

Landlord left broken washer, dryer, old water heater, drapery junk for me to clean up after.

I replaced the shower head at my own cost because it constantly leaked. Cost $39.99 plus two hours of labor

The tub constantly leaked. I replaced the handles but the leak was behind the diverter. The tub surface was worn down to the black metal in spots. The surface reveals raw iron. It has sharp parts that can cut feet. 

 Dark metal shows through the white enamel.

 The remaining gloss is gone. It flaked off in sharp, brittle chips.

Corroded metal bleeds orange stains into the basin. No cleaning fluid known to man would remove the stains see the video

Wet, bare steel emits a distinct, sharp metallic odor.

Tub not safe to bathe

The thin steel popped and creaked under weight

Bathroom tile at move in already had sharp chips and was poorly filled

Caulking loose as if a shaky hand applied.

The third handyman unlicensed guy came after the fourth leak. He took a sledge hammer to tiles, walls, and ceilings trying to access where there were pin hole leaks.

The Landlord Yaklich refused to seal up all the forty holes which are a health and safety hazard. She claimed the reason to not repair was because she couldn't find the tile. I found the original tile online and sent her a link. She refused to repair or patch the 40 holes she created.  Landlord expected me to continue to pay rent for a uninhabitable house. I paid market rents on time every month for two years. Landlord is licensed Realtor Broker. When I told her it was against the law to rent an uninhabitable house, to not have a rental license, to have failed to disclose the house has lead paint, asbestos, prior claims and prior leaks she gave me thirty day notice to move. At the time she gave me notice I had paid on time every month. 

I rented a house with two bathrooms. The downstairs was condemned and not useable. This is the terrible condition of the "good" bathroom after Landlord's friends smashed up the walls looking for pipe leaks.

Ceiling caving in from leak

More handiwork of Yaklich's workers cutting holes everywhere

This hole he cut is four feet long

This photos shows the tile buckling up from water so many times. Note Landlord replaced various times as there were prior sewer back ups and water leaks

My lease included lawn maintenance. Yaklich stopped moving the acre lot about six months after I rented. I bought an electric mower and battery packs. Cost $640. I mowed the lawn weekly and she gave no credit. I got permission to plant 980 daffodils. To threaten me to move out Yaklich had her daughter weed wack down the tops off all the bulbs and dig some up. 

Yaklich let herself, her son, her husband, and handymen into the house more than fifty times without giving me any notice. She usually waited until I had left for work to let herself and others in. I called her out on this illegal practice and she told me she would continue to do as she pleased. Tools and jewelry went missing when I would come home and find she had accessed without notice.

note the various prior repairs Landlord did of the floor in unworkmanlike manner

Air conditioning went down and I purchased a Costco portable unit to be able to sleep in the summer of 2024.

My lease states Yaklich was to provide all lawn service. She stopped mowing the lawn around month four of the two years I lived here. I bought a lawn mower for $611 and cut the acre lot myself.

I got written permission to plant 990 daffodil bulbs in 2024. When Yaklich wanted me out she started threatening me in April 2026. She had her daughter weed wack some of the bulbs and dig up others to plant at her other rental properties. Yaklich entered the house more than fifty times without any notice. She would wait until I left for work and sneak in. Often small items were stolen- tools and jewelry.

Master closet after move out clean #1

Master bedroom carpet and walls clean. Carpet is 12-14 years old

Carpet in back bedroom cleaned after move out

Closet #2 left clean

Closet #3 left clean April 15th, 2026. House professionally cleaned

other bedroom carpet cleaned at move out

 I vacated the property on April 15th after landlord Yaklich gave me 30 days notice (which is illegal in Prince George's County). I paid a security deposit of $4,800.

Maryland law states that a landlord has exactly 45 days after the tenancy ends to either return the security deposit or provide a written, itemized list of damages [cite: 1.1.3]. It has now been over 45 days. Ms. Yaklich has kept my entire $4,800 deposit without providing any notice, no itemized list of deductions, or any justification whatsoever.

Yaklich came to my place of work after I told her to stop harassing me. She called my work several times when she knew my cell phone number. I am afraid this woman after she threatened to harm me.

Under Maryland law, failing to meet this 45-day deadline means the landlord completely forfeits the right to withhold any portion of the deposit.

Because Ms. Yaklich is a real estate professional who willfully ignored county licensing laws and state security deposit statutes, I am asking the court for the maximum relief allowed:

1. Treble Damages: Because my $4,800 deposit was withheld without any reasonable justification, Maryland law allows the court to award up to three times the withheld amount. I am requesting treble damages in the amount of $14,400.

2. $410 for hotels during the sewage leaks, $34122 in ruined property, $511 for portable air conditioning unit; $611 for lawn mower. Unknown health damages due to exposure to mold, asbestos, lead

3. the landlord should be ordered to pay all associated court and filing fees.

Stove clean after move out

Oven clean at move out

Refrigerator seal leaked air. Food could not be kept cold. I bought my own refrigerator.
I planted $945 of daffodils which Landlord gave written permission at move in. Her daughter took a weed wacker to all the flowers just before blooming to threaten me. When I asked her to stop she came back that night and ut my whole flower garden down. This landlord and her family entered the house without any notice 61 times.  They would wait until I had gone to work to snoop and lift items.

MOLD TEST results found Stachybotrys count of 3875 per cubic meter were measured at the Howard House