The Collection of Attorney Fees in Eviction Cases Has Sharply Increased in Virginia
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A new report from Virginia Poverty Law Center and VCU’s Eviction Lab shows how attorney fees are worsening Virginia’s eviction crisis — with courts awarding nearly $20 million in fees last year alone. Michael Pope reports.
Unreasonable: Attorney Fees Deepen Housing Instability
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A new report shows inflated attorney fees in Virginia eviction cases are pushing families deeper into debt and worsening the state’s housing crisis.
Long-Delayed Benefits Finally Reaching Virginia Families
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The new congressional agreement funds SNAP through September 2026, but the disruption has already strained families, food banks, and community resources.
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Marketplace Open Enrollment: What Virginians Need to Know
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“What the Heck, Dude!”: How States Can Fight Rental Housing Junk Fees
This report from NCLC focuses on steps that governments and advocates can take to address junk fees. State and local governments play a central role in landlord-tenant law in the United States, as they have traditionally been the entities regulating rental housing. Picking up where the federal government left off, they can and should fully protect vulnerable renters from widespread and abusive junk fees.
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Virginia’s First Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Community: A Milestone for Housing Stability
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From Capitol Hill to Virginia Homes: The Real Cost of a Shutdown
When federal systems stall, low-income Virginians face the consequences first.
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Proposal Would Make Virginia Utility Disconnection Data Public
VPLC’s Dana Wiggins told lawmakers the numbers only tell part of the story—many families skip food or medicine to keep the lights on, a “silent problem” hidden behind the statistics.
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Risky Financing Puts Manufactured Homeowners at Risk
A new Pew study finds 1 in 5 manufactured home buyers use risky contract financing—an issue VPLC sees firsthand in its housing justice work across Virginia.
