Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia

I was locked in a bathroom at a volunteer organization. I was stuck in there for about 45 min. before they reliezed where i was. I tried taking the hinges off but the middle one was stuck. The screws on the door handle where on the inside. There where three other people there and the desicion was made to kick in the door. The result was that the door was fine but the door knob was bent and the framing was messed up. And also this door knob needed to be replaced years and years ago when people first got stuck in it. There was a big agrument about the whole thing so me and the person that kicked the door paid for it to be replaced. Now that president of the organization is threatening to take a warrent out against the other person for misordialy conduct and distruction of property. Can he really do that?

PS We are both members of this organization and the other person has been suspened for the same reason.


Asked on 5/13/10, 2:51 am

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

Of course, the president of the organization could attempt to "really do that", i.e., get a warrant against this other person for the destruction of property.

However, whether a magistrate would even agree to issue a warrant on these facts would appear problematical at best, but, if such were the case, whether the Commonwealth would ever take such a case to trial and be successful in securing a conviction, even more so(in my opinion).

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Answered on 5/18/10, 7:27 am


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