There is a newer version of the Code of Virginia
2016 Code of Virginia
Title 55 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 13.2 - Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
Article 1. General Provisions
- § 55-248.2. Short title
- § 55-248.3. Purposes of chapter
- § 55-248.3:1. Applicability of chapter
- § 55-248.4. Definitions
- § 55-248.5. Exemptions; exception to exemption; application of chapter to certain occupants
- § 55-248.6. Notice
- § 55-248.6:1. Application deposit and application fee
- § 55-248.7. Terms and conditions of rental agreement; copy for tenant; accounting of rental payments
- § 55-248.7:1. Prepaid rent; maintenance of escrow account
- § 55-248.7:2. Landlord may obtain certain insurance for tenant
- § 55-248.8. Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement
- § 55-248.9. Prohibited provisions in rental agreements
- § 55-248.9:1. Confidentiality of tenant records
- § 55-248.10. Repealed
- § 55-248.10:1. Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access
Article 2. Landlord Obligations
- § 55-248.11. Repealed
- § 55-248.11:1. Inspection of premises
- § 55-248.11:2. Disclosure of mold in dwelling units
- § 55-248.12. Disclosure
- § 55-248.12:1. Required disclosures for properties located adjacent to a military air installation; remedy for nondisclosure
- § 55-248.12:2. Required disclosures for properties with defective drywall; remedy for nondisclosure
- § 55-248.12:3. Required disclosures for property previously used to manufacture methamphetamine; remedy for nondisclosure
- § 55-248.13. Landlord to maintain fit premises
- § 55-248.13:1. Landlord to provide locks and peepholes
- § 55-248.13:2. Access of tenant to cable, satellite and other television facilities
- § 55-248.13:3. Notice to tenants for insecticide or pesticide use
- § 55-248.14. Limitation of liability
- § 55-248.15. Tenancy at will; effect of notice of change of terms or provisions of tenancy
- § 55-248.15:1. Security deposits
- § 55-248.15:2. Repealed
Article 3. Tenant Obligations
- § 55-248.16. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit
- § 55-248.17. Rules and regulations
- § 55-248.18. Access; consent; correction of nonemergency conditions; relocation of tenant
- § 55-248.18:1. Access following entry of certain court orders
- § 55-248.18:2. Relocation of tenant where mold remediation needs to be performed in the dwelling unit
- § 55-248.19. Use and occupancy by tenant
- § 55-248.20. Tenant to surrender possession of dwelling unit
Article 4. Tenant Remedies
- § 55-248.21. Noncompliance by landlord
- § 55-248.21:1. Early termination of rental agreement by military personnel
- § 55-248.21:2. Early termination of rental agreements by victims of family abuse, sexual abuse, or criminal sexual assault
- § 55-248.22. Failure to deliver possession
- § 55-248.23. Wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water or essential services
- § 55-248.24. Fire or casualty damage
- § 55-248.25. Landlord's noncompliance as defense to action for possession for nonpayment of rent
- § 55-248.25:1. Rent escrow required for continuance of tenant's case
- § 55-248.26. Tenant's remedies for landlord's unlawful ouster, exclusion or diminution of service
- § 55-248.27. Tenant's assertion; rent escrow
- § 55-248.28. Repealed
Article 5. Landlord Remedies
- § 55-248.31. Noncompliance with rental agreement; monetary penalty
- § 55-248.31:01. Barring guest or invitee of tenants
- § 55-248.31:1. Sheriffs authorized to serve certain notices; fees therefor
- § 55-248.32. Remedy by repair, etc.; emergencies
- § 55-248.33. Remedies for absence, nonuse and abandonment
- § 55-248.34. Repealed
- § 55-248.34:1. Landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation
- § 55-248.35. Remedy after termination
- § 55-248.36. Recovery of possession limited
- § 55-248.37. Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies
- § 55-248.38. Repealed
- § 55-248.38:1. Disposal of property abandoned by tenants
- § 55-248.38:2. Authority of sheriffs to store and sell personal property removed from residential premises; recovery of possession by owner; disposition or sale
- § 55-248.38:3. Disposal of property of deceased tenants
Article 6. Retaliatory Action
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Virginia may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.