Under Virginia law, if a written or oral rental agreement exists, or if payment is accepted as rent, landlords and tenants have automatic rights and responsibilities under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, such as the right to timely rent payments and a livable dwelling. Landlord Responsibi...
s global warming research. In response, the defendants filed a special motion to dismiss underD.C.’s anti-SLAPP statute, arguing that the online statements were made in furtherance of the right of advocacy on an issue of public interest. Thecourt foundthat the anti-SLAPP statute did apply...
Virginia’s anti-SLAPP statute offers immunity against tort claims based on statements “regarding matters of public concern.” We know generally that matters of public concern are those considered to be subjects of “legitimate news interest” such as those “relating to any matter of political,...
Right now the state, and six others, have no minimum age requirement for marriage. The law allows children as young as age 16 to be married off to adults, as long as the children have their parents’ permission. (Anyone younger than 16 requires a judge’s waiver to marry...
Virginia’s Premarital Agreement Act defines a premarital agreement as an “agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage.” A premarital agreement must be in writing and signed by both prospective spouses. No consideration or legal value must...
Divorce and/or (re)marriage does not entitle the member to change an elected option. If a named survivor under an option dies before a member, the member may elect a new survivor option, however, the new option will result in a further reduction in the member's monthly annuity benefit. ...
“Obamacare” is the informal and most-used term for The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Together with the Health Care and Education...
West Virginia has the worst divorce rate among 100 cities in the nation. Stephen Smith, the executive director of the West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition, said poor employment prospects are to blame: "The pressure to make a good living puts strain on a marriage, and right now ...
Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。 The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。 32 manorial adj.庄园的 参考例句: In time the manorial court was regarded as having two natures. 当时,...