Landlord And Tenant
This is Chapter 13 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Landlord And Tenant.” It is part of Title 55, titled “Property And Conveyances.” It’s comprised of the following 61 sections.
- § 55-217
- Grantees and assignees to have same rights against lessees as lessors, etc
- § 55-218
- Lessees, etc., to have same rights against grantees, etc., as against lessors
- § 55-218.1
- Appointment of resident agent by nonresident property owner; service of process, etc., on such agent or on Secretary of the Commonwealth
- § 55-219
- Apportionment on purchase of part of land by holder of rent, etc
- § 55-220
- What powers to pass to grantee or devisee; when attornment unnecessary
- § 55-220.1
- Perfection of lien or interest in leases, rents and profits
- § 55-221
- When attornment void
- § 55-221.1
- Community land trusts not considered landlords
- § 55-222
- Notice to terminate a tenancy; on whom served; when necessary
- § 55-222.1
- Repealed
- § 55-223
- Effect of failure of tenant to vacate premises at expiration of term
- § 55-224
- When tenant deserts premises, how landlord may enter, etc
- § 55-225
- Failure to pay certain rents after five days' notice forfeits right of possession
- § 55-225.1
- Recovery of possession limited
- § 55-225.10
- Notice to tenant in event of foreclosure
- § 55-225.11
- Required disclosures for properties with defective drywall; remedy for nondisclosure
- § 55-225.12
- Tenant's assertion; rent escrow; dwelling units
- § 55-225.13
- Noncompliance by landlord in the rental of a dwelling unit
- § 55-225.14
- Rent escrow required for continuance of tenant's case in the rental of a dwelling unit
- § 55-225.15
- Receipt required for certain rental payments; upon request
- § 55-225.16
- Early termination of rental agreements by victims of family abuse, sexual abuse, or criminal sexual assault
- § 55-225.17
- Required disclosures for property previously used to manufacture methamphetamine; remedy for nondisclosure
- § 55-225.18
- Retaliatory conduct prohibited
- § 55-225.2
- Remedies for landlord's unlawful ouster, exclusion or diminution of service
- § 55-225.3
- Landlord to maintain dwelling unit
- § 55-225.4
- Tenant to maintain dwelling unit
- § 55-225.5
- Access following entry of certain court orders
- § 55-225.6
- Inspection of dwelling unit
- § 55-225.7
- Disclosure of mold in dwelling units
- § 55-225.8
- Residential dwelling units subject to this chapter; definitions; exceptions; application to certain occupants
- § 55-225.9
- Relocation of tenant where mold remediation needs to be performed in the dwelling unit
- § 55-226
- Buildings destroyed or lessee deprived of possession; covenant to pay rent or repair; reduction of rent
- § 55-226.1
- Security systems for commercial rental property
- § 55-226.2
- Energy submetering, energy allocation equipment, sewer and water submetering equipment, ratio utility billings systems; local government fees
- § 55-227
- Remedy for rent and for use and occupation
- § 55-228
- Who may recover rent, etc
- § 55-229
- Who liable for rent
- § 55-230
- When and by whom distress made
- § 55-230.1
- Procedure for trial on warrant in distress
- § 55-231
- On what goods levied; to what extent goods liable; priorities between landlord and other lienors
- § 55-232
- Procedure when distress levied and tenant unable to give forthcoming bond; what defense may be made
- § 55-232.1
- Repealed
- § 55-232.2
- Review of decision to issue ex parte order or process; claim of exemption
- § 55-233
- On what terms purchasers and lienors inferior to landlord may remove goods; certain liens not affected
- § 55-234
- When goods of an undertenant may be removed from leased premises
- § 55-235
- When officer may enter by force to levy distress or attachment
- § 55-236
- When distress not unlawful because of irregularity, etc
- § 55-237
- Return of execution; process of sale thereunder
- § 55-237.1
- Authority of sheriffs to store and sell personal property removed from premises; recovery of possession by owner; disposition or sale
- § 55-238
- Remedy when rent is to be paid in other thing than money
- § 55-239
- Proceedings to establish right of reentry, and judgment therefor
- § 55-240
- When defendant barred of relief
- § 55-241
- How trustee or mortgagee relieved from the forfeiture
- § 55-242
- How owner, etc., relieved in equity
- § 55-243
- How judgment of forfeiture prevented
- § 55-244
- When suit for reentry brought
- § 55-245
- Written act of reentry to be returned and recorded, and certificate thereof published
- § 55-246
- Fee of clerk
- § 55-246.1
- Who may recover rent or possession
- § 55-247
- How person entitled, etc., to lands may be restored to his possession
- § 55-248
- Limitation of suit, etc., against person in possession by reentry