Virginia Senate Bill 48: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; mandatory waiting period. Increases the mandatory waiting period for a landlord to pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement from five days to 14 days. The waiting period begins after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid. This bill is identical to HB 15.

Latest action

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0354) (2026-04-08)

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