Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

I lived in an apartment for 12 months paying $995 per month. After the first year I noticed the other identical apartments being advertised for $895 a month. I called the management company to ask if I was eligible for the lower rate. They said they would talk to the specific landlord of my building to confirm and let me know. He was out of the country so I had to pay the first month of my renewed 2nd year lease at the $995 rate. When he returned he confirmed with the management company and they contacted me to notify me of my lower rate. For 11 months I paid $895 a month with no notification of any problem. 52 days after I had vacated the premises the landlord contacted me by letter to tell me my rent should not have been lowered, no one put it in writing and that I will not receive my security deposit back because I "arbitrarily lowered the rent on my own". The woman at the management company who confirmed my lower rate is no longer working there and left no forwarding information. Other people at the management company suddenly cannot recall the specifics of our rent or this situation. Is this worth taking to court to get my $1,000 security deposit back?

Asked on 10/11/11, 1:13 pm

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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Why certainly; sue this SOB in your local small claims court.

Answered on 10/11/11, 2:25 pm

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