Can a living will specify beneficiary receives either the property or the value in cash?

I agree with the other attorneys. Your mother needs to consult an attorney about her wishes and estate planning needs, and she needs to talk to...

Can a landlord put an addition on our cottage while we're in it? House is small, we have a newborn. None of us can sleep!

I am so sorry this i s happening to you. If permission is not in the lease, generally the answer would be no. I suggest you read your lease very...

My 20 year old daughter is currently on my lease. How do I remove her from it?

If she is named as a tenant on your lease, it's doubtful you will be able to remove her because the Landlord might not release her. The Landlord...

Guests invited for 2 wks. Asked to leave on days 12, 13 & 14. They refuse to leave & called police abt HWH repair for few hrs

First of all, you've cited a definition from a statute (the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, also called "VRLTA"), that I suspect does...

An apartment complex is charging me fees based on a document that one of their employees signed my name to. Can an attorney help

Tenant privacy laws are at issue here, and you might have a case, but the issue will be what your damages are. If you were not fired from your...

How do i go about evicting my roommate who has no job and hasn't paid any rent?

If she is not on the written lease, then she has an oral lease. These are generally deemed by the courts to be month-to-month leases, especially is...

When a landlord notifies they will be accessing the rental property, can they access the whole house or just common areas?

Is your lease a Virginia common law lease, or is it governed by the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLTA)? You will need to look at...

From what you described, this does not sound like a legal dwelling unit under Virginia building and housing codes. Bedrooms must have two means of...

VA landlord, Missing tenant

I am sorry this is happening to you, and you may be looking at a process of several months with no rent coming in. First, do not attempt to just...

You should also run your aunt's name through an unclaimed property search on the Virginia.gov website.