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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>369250</law_id><section_number>55.1-1232</section_number><catch_line>Use and occupancy by tenant</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="120" identifier="55.1">Property and Conveyances</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Rental Conveyances</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="12">Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="3" identifier="3">Tenant Obligations</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Unless otherwise agreed, the <span class="dictionary">tenant</span> shall occupy his <span class="dictionary">dwelling unit</span> only as a residence.</p></section></text><history>1974, c. 680, &#xA7; 55-248.19; 2000, c. 760; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
