Virginia Rental Lease Agreement Templates PDF | Word

1. Statement of Tenant Rights and Responsibilities – Landlords must provide tenants with a copy of the lease and a tenant rights statement within 10 days of the lease start date.
2. Defective Drywall – Landlords must disclose any known defective drywall to the tenant.
3. Lead-Based Paint Disclosure – If the rental property was built before 1978 landlords must inform tenants of lead-based paint health hazards and provide an EPA pamphlet.
4. Methamphetamine Use Disclosure (conditional) – Landlords must inform tenants if the rental property was used to produce methamphetamine.
5. Military Zone Disclosure (conditional) – If the rental property is near a military air installation in a noise or accident zone.
6. Move-In Inspection – Landlords must provide a written list of damages within five (5) days of the lease start date.
7. Mold Disclosure – Landlords must disclose any mold found during the move-in inspection. Tenants can report mold within 5 days and the landlord must fix it  within 5 business days.
8. Electronic Notices (conditional) – If landlords send notices electronically, this must be stated in the lease agreement. The Tenants can choose paper notices if preferred.
9. Utility Billing (conditional) – Must disclose if the landlord uses sub-metering or ratio billing for utilities.

• Maximum – The maximum amount Landlords can request from Tenants equals two (2) months rent.
  
• Returns – Landlord must be return all security deposits to the Tenant within 45 days of the lease end date.

• Grace Period – Five (5) day grace period.
• Late Fees – 10% of the monthly rent.
• NSF Fee – $50 per bounced check.

Notice – 72 hours prior to entry unless it’s an emergency.

• Absence – If the Tenant is going to be gone for more than seven (7) days then the landlord needs to know ahead of time.
• Breaking the Lease – The Tenant can end the lease without penalty if the the following happen:
  • The Landlord doesn’t stick to the agreement
  • The Tenant needs to move for military service
  • If there’s any violence/abuse on the rental property
• Utility Shutoff – If utilities aren’t kept up, the landlord can give a 30-day notice and the Tenant will have 21 days to fix it or move out.
• Unclaimed Property – The landlord can get rid of any stuff the tenant leaves behind 24-hours after the lease ends.

Virginia law on eviction without a lease: Under Virginia law you can be evicted at anytime without a lease and the Landlord does not need to give any notice. This is known as “tenant at sufferance.”