Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia

Hi. I live and own a rental house in VA. My tenants are about 7K in the rear of rental payment, without late fees, and have not paid anything in the past 2 month. I've been out of state and/or country and have not been able to file legal eviction. I send them an email on March 1st 2017 to end the month-to-month rental agreement we have. On March 20th they filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Question is: how can I evict them? And is there a way of ever getting paid the past due rent?

Thanks you. Gisela Padmali


Asked on 3/28/17, 11:48 am

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

You could file a request with the bankruptcy court as petitioner's landlord to have the Automatic

Stay lifted for the purpose of evicting these nonpaying tenants from your property while continuing

to maintain your claim against them for all legitimate arrearages owed in connection with the remtal.

of this property,

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Answered on 3/29/17, 9:02 am


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