The Department of Code Compliance (DCC) responds to over 9,000 complaints each year related to outdoor storage, multiple occupancy, property maintenance, unpermitted construction and other zoning and building code violations.
Fairfax County Consumer Affairs receives complaints occurring in Fairfax County and seeks to resolve them by means of voluntary mediation or arbitration. If you have a question or need advice about a consumer issue, contact Consumer Affairs at 703-222-8435, TTY 711, to speak to a consumer specialist.
Filing your complaint starts your case, but the summons is the document that is issued under the court's authority that notifies your defendant they are being sued and that they need to take action.
If you have a question or need advice about a consumer issue, contact Consumer Affairs at 703-222-8435, TTY 711 to speak to a consumer specialist. Our business hours are a.m. to p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Fairfax Circuit Court serves the residents of Fairfax County and Fairfax City. The Fairfax Circuit Court (19th Judicial Circuit) is the trial court of general jurisdiction and is the largest trial court in Virginia, composed of fifteen full-time and five retired trial judges.
Description: The Consumer Affairs Branch mediates and investigates consumer complaints against businesses, tenant-landlord disputes, and cable issues if the transaction occurred in Fairfax County.
A property can be foreclosed in Virginia in as little as 60 days if it foreclosed through the non judicial foreclosure process and the borrower does not contest or stall the proceedings. Judicial foreclosures vary in length depending on the court schedule and rulings.
For homeowners facing immediate foreclosure, filing for bankruptcy or obtaining a temporary restraining order (TRO) can be effective solutions. Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy creates an “automatic stay,” which temporarily halts all collection activities, including foreclosure auctions.