That sounds horrible. To protect others - DPoR would love to hear your story. They're a regulatory agency, so they're not going to charge you like a lawyer would. Contracting without a license is a big deal, and they'll hit him with some pretty big fines. I'm really glad you got your money back, but if this ever happens again, they can probably help you.

The Virginia SCC may also be interested in him conducting business under an expired LLC (I assume that's what you mean by business license).

In the city of Richmond, it's no more than $40 per ordinance. They're allowed to charge you that much but no more.

Did something in your withholding situation change? Or did something change in your income but you didn't fill out a new VA4?

US customs is on base at the airport, meaning chartered or private flights can come in internationally. It's in the master plan to build the airport to support international 121 flights in the next few years too.

I assume OP is in a full remote work situation where the is no office in Richmond for them to work. Hence the desire for a space that's of no cost to them since the employer won't pay for it.

What are you looking for in a space? If you just want a table, you could try coffee shops, but it would be rude not to buy something every hour or so. While the table itself is "free," someone is still paying rent, and they pay rent by you buying coffee.

If you want a table, access to a copier for occasional prints, and a space nobody would bother you for several hours, you could try the library.

If you want a table, access to a copier, a conference room, a place you can leave stuff overnight, and a break room, expect to pay. If someone has land to put something like that on, they're not letting the public use it for free. Nobody is sitting on an office they're going to just open the doors to.

Cops also told me it was my fault my shed was broken into because, "what idiot would have a shed in this neighbourhood? They're working on gentrifying it, but they haven't gotten there yet."

I would strongly recommend removing this comment. While charges may get pressed, if the perp gets a lawyer, this is evidence of, "my client tried to leave, was assaulted, and we're filing this civil suit to recoup the cost of this injuries."

This right here. While charges may get pressed, if the perp gets a lawyer, this is evidence of, "my client tried to leave, was assaulted, and we're filing this civil suit to recoup the cost of this injuries."

$20,833 per year seems pretty low for back wages and doesn't even begin to skim the surface of the trauma associated with it.

But what if you took a job in New Kent?

The secret is to live east of everywhere. That way everything is west of you so you'll never commute into the sun.