u/Slingshot0

I just signed a lease for a one br apartment (in virginia, usa). I hadn't noticed during the tour and everything else is completely above board but the windows have huge gaps that lead straight outside. its so obvious that the landlords had to have known. I'm already going to contact them about it tomorrow, but are they legally obligated to fix them? I have records, comics, clothes and electronics that will get ruined if they don't fix this.