Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia
trennants did substantial amount of damage to home as a result of a leak from hotwater heater said it was our fault because we dud not replace heater , we were not notified in writing or verbally, room was use for storage , items wre strored from the floore to tyhe ceiling , we did not see the damge done until a demand to remove items from room was asked, now they have given thirty days noticed and refused to pay for damage, we have pictures of the rooms whit the items stored and pictures of damages after but not berfor. now house is not rentable , will probablyt lose house because we cannot afford thew repairs we are asking for half the amount for the repairs we did sme of the woek but unable to complete, what can we do
1 Answer from Attorneys
If there's a security deposit involved. it should be forfeitable
towards the damages which you've mentioned.
If not or what you have in terms of such deposit is insufficient
to cover these damages, then your recourse is to sue these soon
to be former tenants in your local general district court.