Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

Lease With Option To Buy

Leased a home with option to buy. the Owner/Seller of the real property contracted the sale of the home to us for 170K. Owner/Seller left his personal property on the premises to later have a reason to come to the home. This resulted in his sexual harassement towards me. Owner/Seller behavior was rejected by me. Owner/Seller first agreed that part of our lease payment could go towards the closing. Owner/Seller then processed eviction documents, and informed me that he never really intended to sell to Blacks. The eviction was held for a stay as my real estate attorney attempted to straighten it all out. We received a notice to vacate the premises at once. The owner/seller removed the entire contents of our personal property and threw it on the property of the home. As his movers and himself destroyed our property it began to rain and the owner/Seller stopped moving our personal property and drove away. My entire life of personal property for my family and I which includes young children have been destroyed. the Ownwer/Seller later listed the house for sale @200k plus. The home was recently sold.

To add to this horrific ordeal We were never notified that we had a court date for eviction after the stay.

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Asked on 9/10/05, 11:07 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Robert Strupp Robert J. Strupp,Attorney at Law, PLC

Re: Lease With Option To Buy

There are many unanswered questions. Was your agreement with Owner in writing? Where was your real estate attorney through all of this?

If you have further questions I can be reached via email at [email protected]/ tel. 703-915-1401.

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Answered on 9/10/05, 12:57 pm
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Lease With Option To Buy

It would appear that you have a clear cause of action against this owner/seller for substantial damages. Now you will need an attorney who will

vigorously prosecute this matter in your behalf

and obtain a judgment for all the damages and losses which you've incurred.

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Answered on 9/10/05, 2:43 pm


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