This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
The landlord gives the tenant written notice to vacate the premises within 30 days.
A judgment is something the court gives the prevailing party in a lawsuit. An eviction is when an occupant is required to move from a property.
Most of the time, the phrase “rental judgment” refers to an eviction judgment. An individual with an eviction judgment on their record has been evicted by a court hearing from a previous rental. Eviction judgments are only added to an individual's record after court proceedings.
Can a landlord lock out a tenant or shut off utilities? Under either the general landlord tenant-law or the VRLTA, the landlord may not shut off utilities, lock the tenant out of the rental unit, or evict the tenant without giving notice and going to court.
FORM DC-429 (TENANT'S ASSERTION AND COMPLAINT) is filed by a Tenant who claims that the premises meets the above referenced conditions. Typically, this form has to be filed with the court along with the rent escrow “…within five days of the date due under the rental agreement…” Virginia Code § 55.1-1244(2).
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.
Complaints involving such issues should be directed to the Virginia Fair Housing Office at 888.551. 3247 or 804.367. 8530.
The tenant may assert that there exists upon the leased premises a condition that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with provisions of law or that, if not promptly corrected, will constitute a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of occupants of ...