Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

My husband and I were renting a home. We lived there for two years. My husband got on drugs really bad and the landlord kicked my husband out, leaving me and my three children there. So the landlord allowed me and my children to stay at the home. We ammended the lease agreement and the landlord lowered the rent some so that I could afford it. But as soon as the landlord lowered the rent for me, he started making advances towards me. He asked me to go out with him every weekend and I refused to do so. So, he started coming over the house unannounced. He would touch me and say things like "I want to take pictures of your ass. You have a nice ass." This made me very uncomfortable. Then I decided to start looking for another place to stay. I told the landlord that I was looking for another place that I could afford and he got upset about it. He said that he would talk to me about lowering the rent even more if I would just stay. He said things like "I'm sure you can figure out a way to repay me". This scared me but at the time I had no where to go so I remained living in the home. He continued to ask me out and I continued to tell him that I didn't want to go out with him. So, he told me that me and my children needed to move out and he gave me a month to move. So, I moved. Now he is calling me and telling me that he is going to sue me for the carpets and windows in the house. The house that I was renting from his was made in the 60's and the windows are just as old as the house. Also, the carpets were awful when we moved in. He said that he is going to try to get me to pay to replace the windows and the carpet. Can he do this? And what can I do to report him for sexual harrassment?

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