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    Default Suing for Return of a Deposit After an Early Move-Out

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Virginia

    I had a hard time sleeping in my apartment due to extreme noise. So much it began to affect the health of my eyes as well as my performance at work. After many attempts to try and work out resolution with my landlord, I made the decision to file a tenant's assertion as I was getting a run around and avoidance. I did a 21-30 and only received a threatening letter from their lawyer. My move-out day came and I left. I paid my money to escrow. We had the tenant's assertion hearing and the landlords showed up and said they didn't want escrow and they didn't want to move any further with the hearing since I had already moved out. The judge returned my rent as a result. Virginia law requires them to send me a written bill of damages within 45 days which they did not. So I asked for my deposit and the additional rent I had given them prior to moving out back. I paid a full month even though I moved out mid-month. They then decided to send a bill. I took them back to court to settle on the deposit and they testified they were not the company to sue. They lied in court multiple times saying they didn't know where I lived, they never received a 21-30, etc. I had proof that squashed all those claims and then they lied and said they were not the company, they only managed the company responsible. The judge said I had to sue the right company. But now they have sent me to debt collections and it is their name on the collections letter. They not only committed perjury in court but they are now trying to cause lasting damage to my credit.

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    Default Re: Suing for Return of a Deposit After an Early Move-Out

    You filed a lawsuit, there was some form of settlement of the lawsuit and... whether or not you have a viable claim for the return of the deposit will depend upon the terms of that settlement, which are not known to us. Have the terms of the settlement and final order resolving the prior lawsuit reviewed by a lawyer.

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