Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

Rental Eviction

My Stepson, Has fallen on hard times,

and his rent is three months behind

His landlord wrote him a Eviction notice, but nothing legal.(no court order, lawyers anything.)Can his Landlord do that, or does he need to take Skip to court. Skip has wife and three kids and no job and bad health. THanks


Asked on 12/26/07, 5:04 pm

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

Re: Rental Eviction

The landlord can write the tenant a so-called "5 DAY PAY OR QUIT NOTICE" or its equivalent whenever the tenant becomes delinquent in his or her rent. However, this is not court order for the tenant's eviction which can only come from a court of proper jurisdiction reviewing the matter after the landlord has filed the proper papers with such a court.

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Answered on 12/27/07, 10:17 am


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