My landlord wants to raise my rent because his heating equipment failed to work. and he has to replace it.

If you're under a lease, the landlord cannot 'raise the rent' because of a repair or replacement until the lease is up for renewal. In this case...

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Need (oral lease) tenant out. Do I need 2 Sheriffs Service Notice?

You didn't even need the sheriff to serve the 5-day notice. Nor do you need 'certified mail'. All you need to do is (a) mail the letter first...

For Tenants-at-will, (tenants without a lease), I want to terminate oral lease.

assuming verbal month to month rental with rental month equal to calendar month, then notice today would be effective Jan 31, 2015. Notice given...

My previous landlord refuses to void a security deposit she sent to my old roomate and myself. It needs to be split into two.

In some states, the law requires the security deposit be written to all tenants unless there's a written agreement by the tenants IN ADVANCE to do...

Can a landlord prevent a co-tenant from getting off the lease within the first year?

The lease says it is for a year, ending August 2015. That's what you agreed to legally when you signed the contract. There's no "you can't get...

The property directly behind mine was developed by a contractor subsequently they knocked down one of my fences on my property.

I advise that you write the developer and give them 10 days (or maybe 2 weeks) to repair/replace the damaged fence or you will do so and send them...

Should a collection agency report my dispute on my credit report?

Jason is the Virginia guru on this stuff - I call him for help! The only thing I would add is that in my practice everything I send is certified...

My tenant did not pay Dec rent ($1300) by the 5th. I issued a pay/quit notice and they still did not pay by the 10th.

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My tenant did not pay Dec rent ($1300) by the 5th. I issued a pay/quit notice and they still did not pay by the 10th.

Your question is somewhat convoluted and hard to decipher. You rent to a tenant -- apparently a month-to-month - at 1300 per month; she did not...

There is no simple answer as Virginia recognizes that no two estates are the same. The law simply says "reasonable". There are guidelines,...