Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

I was just recently granted favor for my 1st month's rent and security deposit to be refunded from a landlord, since then it has been 30 days and the landlord noted the case with an appeal and the 30 days from the appeal has been up for almost a week now, the courts stated that since he did not perfect the settlemen that i needed to file a garnishment which is calling for more money out of pocket that i dont have, this whole situation has caused me so much strain and stress and late on my rent putting me behind on so , my question is should i find a lmany thingsawyer for pain and suffering and to also find out where the landlord banks, the courts stated i needed to know this before even trying to file a garnishment

Asked on 8/17/09, 5:01 pm

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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Yes, you will need to know where the landlord works or banks in order to effect a garnishment.

You cannot, however, recover damages for pain and suffering in this kind of case.

Answered on 8/22/09, 5:46 pm

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