General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 12 “Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act”, which is part of Subtitle III “Rental Conveyances”, which is part of Title 55.1 “Property and Conveyances”.

It’s comprised of the following 17 sections.

§ 55.1-1200	Definitions
§ 55.1-1201	Applicability of chapter; local authority
§ 55.1-1202	Notice
§ 55.1-1203	Application; deposit, fee, and additional information
§ 55.1-1204	Terms and conditions of rental agreement; payment of rent; copy of rental agreement for tenant
§ 55.1-1204.1	Fee disclosure statement
§ 55.1-1205	Prepaid rent; maintenance of escrow account
§ 55.1-1206	Landlord may obtain certain insurance for tenant
§ 55.1-1207	Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement
§ 55.1-1208	Prohibited provisions in rental agreements
§ 55.1-1208.1	Rental agreements; child care
§ 55.1-1209	Confidentiality of tenant records
§ 55.1-1209.1	Employees of the landlord; rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes; policies and procedures
§ 55.1-1210	Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access
§ 55.1-1211	Appointment of resident agent by nonresident property owner; service of process, etc., on such agent or on Secretary of the Commonwealth
§ 55.1-1212	Energy submetering, energy allocation equipment, sewer and water submetering equipment, and ratio utility billing systems; local government fees
§ 55.1-1213	Transfer of deposits upon purchase