Landlord Obligations

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Landlord Obligations.” 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 contains 13 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 13 sections.

§ 55.1-1214	Inspection of dwelling unit; report
§ 55.1-1215	Disclosure of mold in dwelling units
§ 55.1-1216	Disclosure of sale of premises
§ 55.1-1217	Required disclosures for properties located adjacent to a military air installation; remedy for nondisclosure
§ 55.1-1218	Required disclosures for properties with defective drywall; remedy for nondisclosure
§ 55.1-1219	Required disclosures for property previously used to manufacture methamphetamine; remedy for nondisclosure
§ 55.1-1220	Landlord to maintain fit premises
§ 55.1-1221	Landlord to provide locks and peepholes
§ 55.1-1222	Access of tenant to cable, satellite, and other television facilities
§ 55.1-1223	Notice to tenants for insecticide or pesticide use
§ 55.1-1224	Limitation of liability
§ 55.1-1225	Tenancy at will; effect of notice of change of terms or provisions of tenancy
§ 55.1-1226	Security deposits