Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

What legal rights do you have when dealing with a roommate who continually fails to pay her portion of the rent and writes bad checks? The roommate did not sign a sublet agreement.


Asked on 11/02/17, 10:01 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

If this roommate is not entitled to be there under conditions required by the landlord, you could

inform the landlord of the situation and allow him or her to initiate action to evict this person.

However, if the agreement is merely a verbal understanding between you and her, you will likely

have to go to your local general district court (civil division) to fill out the paperwork necessary to start this

eviction process if she refuses to leave voluntarily after you've given her the required 5 day

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Answered on 11/03/17, 7:37 am


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