Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

My husband and I rented a single family residence in Virginia from March of 2006 to September of 2009. When we moved out we did a walk through and was told by the landlord that everything was fine. She handed over a cashiers check in the amount of $1500 and we turned over the keys to the residence. We were told that the remaining $700 of the security deposit would be returned to us by mail in 30 days. Well on day 46 we received a letter from the landlord outlining all of this damage she claims was done to the property which is a lie and demanded that we pay her additional money in addition to keeping the remainder of our security deposit. She is specifically charging for fixing a filter inside of a refrigerator that she claims was due to non-maintenace on the refrigerator for 3 years however in the lease it specifically states that appliances are the responsibility of the landlord. She is charging over $1200 to replace the entire vinyl floor in the kitchen due to a quarter sized knick in the floor that was there when we moved in. My question is, what remedy do we have as her former tenants? I mean who replaces an entire floor based on a quarter sized knick in the floor?


Asked on 11/06/09, 8:59 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

So, give her written notice of your refusal to pay for the reasons cited and demand the return of the rest of your deposit or you will be filing suit in small claims court.

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Answered on 11/11/09, 9:17 am


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