Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia
Sublease Problem
I have been subleasing an apartment
under a tenant for 8 months now.
The Management knows nothing
about the sublease. Few days ago,
my friends and I had come back to
my apartment after a night out and
unintentionally were loud. He woke
up and started screaming. We
apologized and he threatned to throw
us out. I apologized again and while
we went back to my room he
threatened to throw us out again. I
told him he cannot do
this as it is illegal. He then told me he
would call the cops. Which he did,
even though I did not confront him.
This morning he served me a notice
saying that he wants me out within
30 days because I have:
1. Bringing in your guests or invitees
repeatedly who have posed
threat to safety and health;
3. Disturbing the peace at night with
loud speaking and loud sound
from TV or computer;
4. Cooking unknown substances in
the common area and allowing
the smoke and smells to damage my
health and personal properties;
5. Moving and breaking my personal
belongings without permission;
He cannot prove any of the above.
Am not sure what rights I hold. What
can I do?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Sublease Problem
If the regular lease of the tenant under whom you
have been supposedly subleasing requires notice and approval of the landlord or management authority before such subleasing may be permitted, you apparently would have no defense to the landlord's action to now "boot you" from these premises, so to speak,(irrespective of the validity of his allegations),and, consequently, you had best start looking for new "digs" to which you can move(in my opinion).
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