Hey Bigger Pockets community. I'm hoping that this question I have might find some helpful input here. Here goes:

I recently moved out of a townhome I rented in Alexandria VA - I lived there for 4 years (under two 2-year leases). The first lease was under VRLTA, which has clear reqs about holding a deposit, move-in inspection, etc. The second lease was under Common Law (no reqs that VRLTA imposes).

The deposit is being debited for bogus items and no interest is granted. The property manager did not do a move in inspection containing signatures from he and I, so there doesn't seem to be a legal basis for any of the deposit debits (note: contractors came in and out of unit during turnover and could easily have done the items that were listed).

My question is essentially this:  being that VRLTA was governing the lease when the deposit was received, is the deposit subject to that even though the second lease was under Common Law?

Thanks!