Laura, who would only give us her first name for fear of retaliation from the Army, lives on post. She said one year ago she moved in and found immediate problems with plumbing, mold and the lead paint of her home chipping.

"I actually have a list of about 12 problems in our house, and only four or five of them have been fixed," said Laura.

When crews came by to fix one problem, they left a mess. Paint chips and lead filled dust remained long after the workers left, violating a soon to be enacted rule by the EPA on lead paint cleanup.

"Considering my daughter is three, she is going to pick anything up, put it in her mouth or step on it, something," said Laura.

Amber Wilkerson lives in the same neighborhood. She said in the four years she has lived there, she had 56 different problems. Now she worries most about her 6-month old eating paint chips.

"They've told me there is nothing they can do about it. I've gotten that answer with pretty much everything I have gone to to them for," said Wilkerson.

In a statement to KFOX, Balfour Beatty Communities, which manages the properties said, "Every other month, neighborhood Town Hall meetings are held with residents...and this topic has not been raised by anyone to date. We are committed to maintaining the homes of our residents and have made significant improvements."

"They're the ones out there fighting for this country, and we're the ones getting stepped on and living in horrible conditions," said Laura.

Laura said that everyone in that community signed waivers telling them that the homes have lead paint, but both Laura and Wilkerson said they didn't have a choice, that housing off post is just too expensive. Balfour Beatty Communities said they put a fresh coat of paint on the homes when people move in, and have recently replaced all of the air conditioning units.