Seventy Seven Acres v. Munoz

By Judge John J. McGrath, Jr.

This is an appeal from the General District Court’s judgment for damages of $562.02 awarded to a landlord who is stipulated to be covered by the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Va. Code § 55-248.2, et seq.) (hereinafter VRLTA). After the termination of a written lease, the Plaintiff landlord filed a Warrant in Debt in the General District Court against the tenant for damages allegedly done to the rental property during the period of Defendant’s tenancy. An appeal was docketed in this Court on December 28, 1996. After the appeal had been noted, the…