Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

The business is a defendant in a civil case over lease and rent amount The trial date is not yet set. The case is to be heard at a general district court of Commonwelath of Virginia. The hearing date is set up and we have been issues Summons for Unlawful Detainer. The dispute is more than $15,000. We also want a jury trial. Because of these two pints we should nto be heard by district court. Can we move the case to the Circuit court without having to go though an appeal process. If so, what is the paper work needed?


Asked on 9/18/09, 4:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

You could have the matter removed to circuit court by suing the plaintiff for more than $15K in that particular court. Otherwise, if you don't have a viable claim for damages of that magnitude, you'll need to first go through a bench (before a judge) trial in the general district court and then take an appeal de novo to circuit court if matters in the lower court fail to go your way.

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Answered on 9/26/09, 9:41 am


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