Tenant Rights & Responsibilities

The Central Virginia Legal Aid Society (CVLAS) is a non-profit organization composed of community lawyers, with the mission of providing free legal services and preventive legal education resources to low-income individuals in civil cases.

Click on the links below to learn more about each topic:

• 8 Things Tenants Should Know
• Bedbugs
• Evictions (including Lockouts and Utility Shutoffs)
• Fair Housing
• Know Your Rights: A Guide for Tenants Renting in the State of Virginia
• Repairs
• Security Deposits
• Tenant’s Right to Prevent Eviction for Non-Payment of Rent (Redemption)
• What Happens if my Rental Housing is Destroyed
• Writ of Eviction (Eviction by the Sheriff)