Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

Upon move-out Lanlord sent a letter stating we were not going to get our security deposit back and a itamized list would be sent out next with estimates of third party contracters for additional damage. Lanlord never set up walkthru. I called him to set it up and he agreed on 28Feb the next day he sent e-mail saying he would not be able to make it and instructions were to leave keys and things and said thank you for being great tenants. Five days after we turned over rental he did walkthru and slander us with neibhor then all this started. I just don't know what to do?


Asked on 3/14/10, 1:14 pm

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

If your lease was governed by the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act

and the provisions of Va. Code Sec. 55.248.15:1 having to do with security deposits were violated by the landlord, then you should be able to sue for the recovery of at least part of your deposit(if not all) + court costs.

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Answered on 3/21/10, 8:35 pm


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