Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

is a landlord entitled to keep half of a 600.00 securtity deposit if you decide not to rent the property prior to signing a lease? In Brodnax Va.


Asked on 8/17/09, 6:01 pm

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

On what basis? The landlord may keep a portion of the application fee for a rental proeprty covered by the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act. See Va. Code Sec. 55-248.6:1

However, the application fee is not the security deposit, all of which must be returned to the applicant under the circumstance described.

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Answered on 8/23/09, 10:01 am


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