futuredust
Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? VA
In April (3rd) 2006 my fiance and I rented a house from a couple in VA. Rents due on the 3rd of each month with a lease. On several occasions after moving in the landlords kept coming to the house, often uninvited.
On May 1st 2006 they showed up again wanting rent money, my fiance wrote them a check post dating for the 3rd. The couple then got into a huge fight in our kitchen walking in and out slamming our house doors. We locked the doors and they continued to fight in the yard, the wife came to the door again and said she wanted us to move by the end of the week or give them more security money. I told her we would just put a stop pay on the check and be gone in two days.
The police were called and the landlords where gone by the time the deputy sheriff showed up. He said to call the magistrate, when I called the magistrate she said to look at the VRLTA.
We went to the bank the morning of the 2nd and issued a stop pay, citing the violations of the VRLTA on the stop pay. We then over night mailed a letter to the landlord reaffirming our vacating and notice of the stop pay. We were gone on the 3rd, they kept our security deposit.
Yesterday he got a letter from Social Security saying they are ending his benifits because he has a felony warrant. I called the number on the letter of the county of issue. The magistrate said that we need to call the commonwealth attorneys office to ask if they will non pros (sp?) This morning the commonwealth attorneys office said to hire an attorney they are prosecuting it and cannot drop it. Even after offering proof of everything.
At this time we really cannot afford for him to drive back to VA to be arrested then hire an attorney to go to court to show all of this. Is there any other way at all. We have copies of the letters, stop pay, proof there was in fact money in the bank and the signature card from the post office.
Be it known that we, xx xx and xx xx, residents of address, VA . Do hereby notify you of termination of rental agreement.
Termination is based upon the following sections of the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act, primarily the first sub section and secondary offenses in the remaining violations of sub sections.
VRLTA
55-248.10:1
Article two
55-248.11:1
55-248.11:2
55-248.12
55-248.13
A stop pay was issued on 5/02/06 for check number 209 in the amount of 500.00 given to you for rent on 5/01/03 . The check was postdated for 5/03/06 and the memo line contained notice of agreement by both parties that it would not be cashed prior to 5/03/06 . After accepting the check and writing receipt for said check you and or your wife began to harass, yell at, threaten, demand, accuse and generally aggravate/harass us as tenants. You engaged in a loud verbal dispute in the drive way of the rental property with each other (Joesph & Helen) for full public display.
There is more to the letter if more info is needed..What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
In April (3rd) 2006 my fiance and I rented a house from a couple in VA. Rents due on the 3rd of each month with a lease. On several occasions after moving in the landlords kept coming to the house, often uninvited.
On May 1st 2006 they showed up again wanting rent money, my fiance wrote them a check post dating for the 3rd. The couple then got into a huge fight in our kitchen walking in and out slamming our house doors. We locked the doors and they continued to fight in the yard, the wife came to the door again and said she wanted us to move by the end of the week or give them more security money. I told her we would just put a stop pay on the check and be gone in two days.
The police were called and the landlords where gone by the time the deputy sheriff showed up. He said to call the magistrate, when I called the magistrate she said to look at the VRLTA.
We went to the bank the morning of the 2nd and issued a stop pay, citing the violations of the VRLTA on the stop pay. We then over night mailed a letter to the landlord reaffirming our vacating and notice of the stop pay. We were gone on the 3rd, they kept our security deposit.
Yesterday he got a letter from Social Security saying they are ending his benifits because he has a felony warrant. I called the number on the letter of the county of issue. The magistrate said that we need to call the commonwealth attorneys office to ask if they will non pros (sp?) This morning the commonwealth attorneys office said to hire an attorney they are prosecuting it and cannot drop it. Even after offering proof of everything.
At this time we really cannot afford for him to drive back to VA to be arrested then hire an attorney to go to court to show all of this. Is there any other way at all. We have copies of the letters, stop pay, proof there was in fact money in the bank and the signature card from the post office.
Be it known that we, xx xx and xx xx, residents of address, VA . Do hereby notify you of termination of rental agreement.
Termination is based upon the following sections of the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act, primarily the first sub section and secondary offenses in the remaining violations of sub sections.
VRLTA
55-248.10:1
Article two
55-248.11:1
55-248.11:2
55-248.12
55-248.13
A stop pay was issued on 5/02/06 for check number 209 in the amount of 500.00 given to you for rent on 5/01/03 . The check was postdated for 5/03/06 and the memo line contained notice of agreement by both parties that it would not be cashed prior to 5/03/06 . After accepting the check and writing receipt for said check you and or your wife began to harass, yell at, threaten, demand, accuse and generally aggravate/harass us as tenants. You engaged in a loud verbal dispute in the drive way of the rental property with each other (Joesph & Helen) for full public display.
There is more to the letter if more info is needed..What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?