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Q: Can a former landlord sue for damages if he didn't notify as per required under the contract, hence then there are none?

I am suing in VA small claims for my sec deposit back because he never afforded me a walk thru, then it was only after I contacted him many months later about my deposit. He then said oh there is no money and then said, I actually owe him. I demanded my money and filed a suit. If I win as per the... View More

Andrew Strickland
Andrew Strickland
answered on Jan 9, 2019

Question: "If I win as per the terms of our contract (no proper notification,, no communication until way way later, no nothing) do the damages still exist then to sue me later?"

There's a few things going on with your question and some assumptions that I need to make in...
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