Walters v. Martin

By Judge David t. Stitt

The landlord-tenant area of the law lends itself to misunderstandings and to disputes. For that reason, it is a very regulated area of the law, and the General Assembly has passed the Virginia Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. However, it has been stipulated, and the stipulation is correct in my view, that this case is not under the Virginia Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. It is exempt pursuant to Virginia Code § 55-248.5.

This is a common law lease. Notwithstanding that fact, Virginia law again regulates this area of the law heavily. There is a substantial amount of…