The Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act protects tenants from certain types of retaliatory evictions. A tenant otherwise in compliance with the lease cannot be evicted in retaliation for any of the following:
1) complaining to the landlord about a violation of State law or the County housing code,
2) complaining to a county or municipal agency about a serious code violation
3) organizing or joining a tenants’ association, or
4) testifying against the landlord in court.
If a tenant feels the eviction is solely for one of these reasons, the tenant may request that the court reject the landlord’s request for eviction.
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