ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Alexandria tenants facing eviction for unpaid rent now have a path to stay in their homes while they pay off what they owe, under a program the city’s General District Court adopted July 1.
The Eviction Diversion Program lets an eligible tenant who appears at the first hearing ask the judge for a court-ordered payment plan. If the tenant makes every payment, the judge dismisses the case.
The program operates under a section of Virginia code amended by the General Assembly this year. Chief Judge Donald M. Haddock Jr. notified the local bar of the court’s adoption. The city says Alexandria joins a small but growing number of Virginia localities implementing it.
How the payment plan works
A tenant pays at least 10% of the total owed at the first hearing. The rest comes in three installments of 30%, each due by the fifth day of the following three months…