Ridgeway, VA asked in Landlord - Tenant for Virginia

Q: If I live with my mother in Virginia and want to move out but she's threatening not to let me have my property.

I buy food and fix things per agreement for rent but an argument caused this question.

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F. Paul Maloof
F. Paul Maloof
Answered
  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Alexandria, VA
  • Licensed in Virginia

A: The facts as stated are not really clear. I assume you have a oral agreement and not a written lease. Assuming that is true, the Virginia laws allows for an oral lease agreement to be terminated by whether the tenant or the landlord with a written 30 day notice given to the other. If the party who is the receiving party refused to vacate the premises, then an Unlawful Detainer lawsuit must be filed to achieve the result.

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