Eviction reprieve
7/14/2022, 6 p.m.
Donald J. Garrett has gained a six-week reprieve from an eviction hearing in Henrico General District Court along with dozens of his neighbors.
Mr. Garrett’s case was initially scheduled to be heard Friday, July 15, but his case has been pushed back along with others to Friday, Aug. 26, after the discovery that their 1,200-unit complex, the Pointe of River City on Laburnum Avenue near Nine Mile Road failed to provide adequate notice.
While private landlords can issue the first notice after only five days of nonpayment, the new owners of Pointe relied on the Federal Housing Financing Agency for funding, and that agency requires that owners provide tenants in arrears a 30-day notice before going to court. That 30-day notice also applies to public housing residents.
The new owners, a limited liability company, took charge in March after paying $154 million for the complex, or about $128,000 a unit.
Mr. Garrett, who has lived at the complex since 2011, denies he is in arrears in paying his rent.
