It has been reported that 4 cities in the immediate area of southeast VA are in the top ten nationwide for the number of evictions.

The "authorities" say there is not enough affordable housing, and not enough of it is subsidized. So, our state assembly feels they need to enact legislation to help tenants fight it.

(BTW: my city - one of the four- requires new construction to be bigger & bigger, to appeal to the desire of "wanting it all", rather than allowing smaller, simple, AFFORDABLE housing to be built. I discovered this when inquiring about the rebuilding potential of a very small house I recently bought, that is on a very small, non-conforming lot. I would not be allowed to build it back in a similar size. So we have new houses in neighborhoods that are 2-3 times bigger than the neighbors)

How about training people to work and PAY for their RENT?!

Then there would be less evictions. The court process is already slow enough, too. I'm concerned.

I put VA in the at risk category of becoming another lost cause. 4 of the top 8 of The D.C. suburbs dominate the list of wealthiest U.S. counties.

If you dont know why then you have a major civics lesson to learn.

There was a huge article in the NYT the other day about the housing court there being used as an "eviction machine". So this seems to be a trend in the media.

The problem in NYC is a lot of people expect to be able to live for decades in the same rental apartment and I don't think that's realistic expectation, when owners of the building change and have new plans.

There was a huge article in the NYT the other day about the housing court there being used as an "eviction machine". So this seems to be a trend in the media.

The problem in NYC is a lot of people expect to be able to live for decades in the same rental apartment and I don't think that's realistic expectation, when owners of the building change and have new plans.

Virginia is cool.

It is important to keep a pulse on the news stories. The news stories (and the same story pops up in different markets) are used to manipulate public perception and lay the groundwork for progressive law changes. "Renter's Rights" and forgiving student loans will be the big Democratic vote buying promises for the 2020 elections.

There is a difference between "affordable housing" that is clean, safe, and functional and "I want central heat and AC, 2000+ square feet, 5 bedrooms and a 3 car garage in a quiet neighborhood with top notch school."

One is reality and affordable by many people even at basic wage levels: the other is pie-in-the-sky and if there's not enough money left over after all other "necessities" (unlimited data plan, 200 channels of TV, 2 cars, etc) demands someone else pay for it.

Problem is courts complain about using them just to collect or as a eviction machine.

Va. want to make it even worse.

Allow tenants to pay and cant be evicted. A lot of tenants dont pay until they have to. So now they will wait longer and go thru the court process. Then pay.

Then repeat the next month.

I really dont trust the information in the reports.

Here we have to do a 5 day pay or quit before we can file.

How are Va. landlords much different than other states?

AND as that evil LandBarron you owe it to the tenant to make them all comfortable and affordable too.

Folks in VA need to vote out on the local, state and federal level the problem rental control mindset/socialist.

Another report claimed this data was skewed due to what they counted as an "eviction". Like, maybe they counted every unlawful detainer filing rather than sheriff set-outs.