tenant rights in Fairfax Wrote:
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> Tenant rights in Fairfax are based on Virginia
> law.
>
>
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/overview-l
> andlord-tenant-laws-virginia.html
>
> Generally speaking, they are pretty
> middle-of-the-road as far as what they provide
> tenants.
>
>
https://www.rentcafe.com/blog/renting/states-best-
> worst-laws-renters/
>
> The clogged court system in Fairfax County
> informally benefits the tenants; a squatter can
> easily ride out the court process for a good four
> to eight weeks without even trying, once they
> decide to stop paying rent. There's the 5-day pay
> or quit notice, followed by scheduling a court
> date, followed by another 2 to 3 weeks while a
> writ is issued (presuming a judgement of immediate
> possession), followed by a couple weeks before the
> sheriff's department can actually take possession
> of the property for the landlord.
>
> Timeline aside though, the county is pretty
> landlord friendly, as mortgages are expensive here
> and a squatter can drive a landlord into serious
> financial hardship.
>
> That said, a review of the cases in Fairfax County
> show that in general, judgments for lost rent are
> rarely collected. While they are forced to leave,
> deadbeat tenants really ever pay back rent. So in
> that since, the system works very much in their
> favor.
Yup. $3 and a thousand Unlawful Detainer judgments won't but you a latte at Starbucks.