Fairfax’s Just Cause Evictions Ordinance prohibits arbitrary evictions. You may still evict a tenant if you have a just cause.
You may still legally evict a tenant for the following just causes:
- Failure to pay rent
- Breach of lease, but see below for sublessee exceptions
- Creating a nuisance or damaging the unit
- Damaging or trespassing upon the property of yours or another tenant
- Repeatedly refusing to give you access to the unit to conduct necessary repairs or show unit to prospective purchasers after giving notice of your intent to access the unit
- You must make substantial repairs (may only justify temporary displacement)
- You, your family member, or a care giver moves into the unit
- You permanently withdraw unit from the rental market
- Failure to vacate after a written buy-out agreement between you and your tenant
- Termination of a temporary tenancy (a tenancy of less than 12 months) in order for you to move in
- Your tenant was convicted of a serious crime during the tenancy and within 1,000 feet of the unit
- Your tenant made violent threats towards you or another person on the property