IANAL. I am a realtor in VA (Maine expat). The advice about the rules being local is spot on. If the house is your primary residence the rules can be quite different than an apartment offered to the public at large. Residents in your primary home are generally considered lodgers, not tenants, and it is typically much easier to evict, if it even has to go that far.

Safest bet tho is to contact local legal advice. Good luck!