My question involves criminal law for the state of: VA
We rented a room in our home and we recently evicted this person. A few days before he left his dog cause significant damage to our personal property. We spoke about it and he agreed to pay us for the damages. He moved out and told us he would pay us for the damages along with the additional money due for his share of utilities, once his pay check cleared.
My question is- do I have room for legal action against him and could it potentially be considered a criminal offense?
Also we in course of him moving out we found out he has a parole officer- due to a drug charge when he was younger. Would notifying his parole officer be beneficial to us to speed up this process?
Thanks for your help.

