Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

Lis Penden

I am taking my former landlord to small claims court in order to get back my security deposit. In the meantime he has listed the property for sale. Can I file a lis penden to put a lien on the property before my court date? Can a lis penden be used in small claims court?


Asked on 4/17/08, 5:47 pm

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

Re: Lis Penden

Apprently not, unless the lis pendens

derives from a pending suit which relates to the sale of the property and not merely based upon a totally unrelated (to the sale)claim involving a tenant's security deposit.

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Answered on 4/17/08, 8:32 pm


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