terminating month to month lease in chesterfield va
I posted a thirty day pay or quit notice for failure to pay rent. I also posted a 30 day notice to terminate lease. Is posting sufficent to terminate the month to month lease? What if the tenant has not been home to see the posting? And, when the 30 day period has expired, at what point can you consider the belongings abandoned and get rid of them?
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Taking Landlord to court for return of deposit We rented a house for 8 years.
Taking Landlord to court for return of deposit
We rented a house for 8 years. After the first year we continued on month to month. When we moved out, we had tried to contact landlord and/or agent for a walk thru which we never received. After 90 days, we requested return of deposit in writing since we had heard nothing from landlord. He returned a response with all sorts of outrageous charges that he can’t possibly support. We have filed in district court, filed our Bill of Particulars and received Grounds of Defense. (He has retained a lawyer, I can’t really afford one but may have to get one.) They named a number of defenses, but I can only see a problem with one. This is where question is. They list Failure to Name all the Parties. I only listed one name of a husband and wife. Both are listed on lease, but I never received signed copy and was instructed by agent to make checks out to him and deposit to his account by agent. Since I never made a check out to any other than the one party, will this hurt my case?
Terminating a land contract My wife agreed to sell a piece of property in VA…
Terminating a land contract
My wife agreed to sell a piece of property in VA for $50,000. We signed a contract and have not closed. We now find out the land in worth approx $125,000. Can we get out of the contract and what kind of liability would we be exposed to?
Eviction of Tenants I notified the tenants six months ago, in writing, that I…
Eviction of Tenants
I notified the tenants six months ago, in writing, that I would not renew their yearly rental lease but would allow them to continue to occupy the premises on a month-to-month basis provided they would agree to abide by the conditions they had previously agreed to in the prior lease– and also would agree to remove ten inoperable and unlicensed vehicles plus they had brought on to the premises, plus loads of debris they had accumulated. They ackowleged their agreement by signing and returning to me a copy of that letter.
Although I have informed them several times in writing during the past several months to remove the vehicles and debris or vacate the premises, they have failed to do so.
I know that I must give them thirty days notice, in writing, to vacate by a certain date. If, after giving such notice, they fail to vacate–what action must I then iniate? Do I need a court order or do I need to request help from the county sheriff or some other department?
Also, can I take action to have the vehicles and debris removed at their expense BEFORE they vacate the premises or must I wait until after they have vacated — if the vehicles and debris are not removed?
Thank you.
End of Residential Lease My lease ended on August 31 and the landlord and I…
End of Residential Lease
My lease ended on August 31 and the landlord and I have not come to an agreement on a new lease. (For example: he raised the rent and the house is in need of some repairs). I offered to do a month-to-month lease so he could find new renters and so I can find a new place to rent, but he will only agree to a 1 year lease. Since we are currently staying in the home with out a lease, how long do I have to move out if he says he wants us out ASAP? 3 days? 5 days? 30 days?