Technically, he was evicted because of his pigeons.
Hemmed in by a federal moratorium and state-level protections delaying evictions for nonpayment of rent, some landlords have seized on lease violations to evict tenants as the pandemic has dragged on and financial losses have mounted.
In Schermerhornâs case, the cause was some three dozen so-called Fancy pigeons in two coops in his backyard. He didnât have permission from his landlord to have the birds â Fantails and Frillbacks, Portuguese Tumblers, Birmingham Rollers among them â on the property. Schermerhorn said he believed his landlord had seized on their presence as an excuse to boot him from the house and lease it to someone else.
Tenant, homeowner protections heading to Northamâs desk after General Assembly passage
A bill that would expand Virginia rentersâ right to settle outstanding balances and keep their housing and another measure that would expand foreclosure protections are headed to Gov. Ralph Northamâs desk.
Thrust into housing insecurity with the clock ticking toward the expiration of federal protections related to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of households around the state remain at risk of losing their shelter. State lawmakers from both political parties supported the measures aimed at ensuring residents have every opportunity to avoid eviction.
The Virginia Senate on Thursday passed HB 2014, legislation sponsored by Del. Cia Price, D-Newport News, on a 25-14 bipartisan vote. The measure would allow tenants facing eviction to pay all due balances and remain in their homes.
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By DAVE RESS | The Virginian-Pilot | Published: February 1, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. (Tribune News Service) Lt. j.g Stephanie Fisher knew where her next posting would be Hampton Roads but couldn’t get time for house-hunting. She handled it all online, came into town on a Saturday, stopped by the rental office to pick up keys, and was handed a paper all too familiar to people in the military: A waiver of her rights under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Fisher is a lawyer, and as she read through the vague wording while the rental agent kept pressing her to hurry because another appointment was coming, she tried to run a line through, to say she didn’t agree,
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