Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Bransfield
Fairfax County Circuit Court
Decided January 11, 2012No. Case No. CL 2011-13180Published
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Michael F. Devine
This matter came before the Court on December 9, 2011, on the Defendant’s Demurrer to all three counts of the Complaint. The Plaintiff claims that the Defendant’s refusal to accept an early termination of a residential lease and to return the security deposit violated the Virginia Fair Housing Act (“VFHA”), Virginia Code § 36-96.1 et seq., (Count I); the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act (“FHAA”), 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., (Count II); and the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Va. Code § 55-248.2 et seq., (Count III). Upon consideration of the pleadings,…
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