If you're looking for a simple way to get a deceased person's property and you qualify to use a small estate affidavit, you should use it. The process is quick and relatively painless. For example, using a small estate affidavit for a bank account can be as simple as filling out a form and giving it to the bank.
Lease automatically may renew for another set term unless landlord or tenant gives written notice of non-renewal before the end of the set term. The lease usually says how much advance written notice must be given (e.g., 30 days, 60 days, or 90 days) before the end of the set term.
To be effective, a disclaimer shall be in writing or other record, declare the disclaimer, describe the interest or power disclaimed, be signed by the person making the disclaimer, and be delivered or filed in the manner provided in § 64.2-2610.
If there has been no qualification of a personal representative within 30 days following the decedent's death, a list of heirs, made under oath in ance with the form provided to each clerk or a computer-generated facsimile thereof, may be filed by any heir at law of a decedent who died intestate.
The total value of the estate must not exceed $50,000 to qualify for the small estate affidavit process. This value encompasses all assets, including bank accounts, vehicles, and personal property. If the estate's value exceeds this threshold, heirs must pursue a standard probate process instead.
Except in case of emergency or if it is impractical to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant notice of his intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times.
Without a written agreement, your lease goes for 12 months. You can negotiate with your landlord to end or change it, but be sure to get any changes in writing. Your landlord can't end or change the agreement within the first 12 months unless you both agree.
To evict a tenant with no lease or a “tenant at will”, a landlord must serve them an X-Day Notice to Quit. The proper notice period a landlord gives depends on the length of rental period. If the tenant pays rent weekly, a landlord has to serve them a 7-Day Notice.
To evict a month to month tenant, you must terminate the occupancy by sending a 30 day Notice of Termination. See Virginia Code §55-222. If the 30 day period expires and your houseguest has failed to vacate your property, you then simply follow the steps of the eviction process.
Renters Rights & Responsibilities When Signing a Lease in Virginia. When Breaking a Lease Agreement is Legally Justified in Virginia. Exception #1: The lease contains an early termination clause. Exception #2: You have been deployed on an active duty. Exception #3: The unit is uninhabitable.