Property Management
Under the VRLTA, if a tenant abandons a rental property and the landlord re-rents it at a lower rent, the original tenant owes:
AFull remaining rent under the original lease
BThe difference between the original rent and the new rent for the remaining lease term✓ Correct
CNothing after abandonment
DOnly two months' additional rent
Explanation
Virginia's duty to mitigate requires the landlord to make reasonable efforts to re-rent. The original tenant then owes only the difference between the original lease rent and the new replacement rent for the remaining term.
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