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In the demand letter from my former landlord, she is asking for $2,050 for damages to walls. Her accompanying paperwork is only the estimate from her painting contractor who charged $4,100 to repair, spackle, caulk, paint, etc the entire interior of the house (walls, doors, ceilings, etc). She...

Yes I have at least one neighbor willing to go to court with me (to testify on my behalf against a number of the damage claims in fact). I guess my question may be more general in nature as well... When I received the first letter listing damages and amounts my landlord was deducting funds...

Virginia My former landlord provided me with a LIST of damages she claimed I did to the house we rented from her for over 4 years. We disagreed on a number of items and now are headed to small claims court. For the damage she claims we did to the walls (>$2000 to repair), I assume she...

My landlord gave me advanced notice that I am going to be served to appear in small claims court in October. I intend to countersue for the portion of my security deposit I feel she owes me. When/how do I begin the counter-suit process?

I rented a single family home for just over 4 years. I do not believe that my landlord rents more than 4 single family properties and is therefore excluded from the VA laws that require interest payments on escrow (security deposit) for rentals greater than 12 months. Given that I...

Yes, Gail, I'm quite sure I could get more than one neighbor to accompany me. I don't know how many rental properties my landlord owns which is a concern for me. Under VA law, the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act does not apply unless she rents out more than 4 single family...

I recently vacated a single family home in Northern Virginia that my family had happily rented for 4 years and 2 months. The landlord was out of town the week we vacated so no joint check-out inspection was conducted. I failed to take pictures before departing, but have a number of neighbors...