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Soldier wins lease battle with landlord

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Landlord-Tenant, Uncategorized

A soldier who prevailed in a dispute with his Arlington landlord won a significant victory for members of the armed forces in Virginia.
According to a news release from the George Mason University School of Law, the soldier was ordered to move to military quarters, but his private landlord was not cooperative when the solder sought [...]

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Plaintiffs’ attorneys not giving up on Isbell

May 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Landlord-Tenant

Undaunted by a unanimous opinion from the Supreme Court of Virginia last month in Isbell v. Commercial Investment Associates Inc. (VLW 007-7-044), Richmond attorney Roger T. Creager has asked the court to rehear the case, and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the request.
The Supreme Court held that [...]

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No statutory cause of action in Landlord/Tenant Act

April 20th, 2007 · No Comments · Landlord-Tenant, Supreme Court of Virginia

A new rack of cases came down from the Supreme Court of Virginia this morning…
Among the holdings: The court says that there is no statutory cause of action for personal injury in the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Justice Cynthia Kinser wrote the unanimous opinion in Isbell v. Commercial Investment Assocs. Inc.

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