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If electronic delivery is used, the sender shall retain sufficient proof of the electronic delivery, which may be an electronic receipt of delivery, a confirmation that the notice was sent by facsimile, or a certificate of service prepared by the sender confirming the electronic delivery.B\n\nIn the case of the landlord, notice is served on the landlord at his place of business where the rental agreement was made or at any place held out by the landlord as the place for receipt of the communication.\n\t\t\tIn the case of the tenant, notice is served at the tenant’s last known place of residence, which may be the dwelling unit.C\n\nNotice, knowledge, or a notice or notification received by an organization is effective for a particular transaction from the time it is brought to the attention of the person conducting that transaction, or from the time it would have been brought to his attention if the organization had exercised reasonable diligence.D\n\nNo notice of termination of tenancy served upon a tenant by a public housing authority organized under the Housing Authorities Law (§ 36-1 et seq.) shall be effective unless it contains on its first page, in type no smaller or less legible than that otherwise used in the body of the notice, the name, address, and telephone number of the legal aid program, if any, serving the jurisdiction in which the premises is located.\n\t\t\tNo notice of termination of tenancy served upon a tenant receiving tenant-based rental assistance through (i) the Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f(o), or (ii) any other federal, state, or local program by a private landlord shall be effective unless it contains on its first page, in type no smaller or less legible than that otherwise used in the body of the notice, the statewide legal aid telephone number and website address.E\n\nThe landlord may, in accordance with a written agreement, delegate to a managing agent or other third party the responsibility of providing any written notice under this chapter. The landlord may also engage an attorney at law to prepare or provide any written notice under this chapter or legal process under Title 8.01. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude use of an electronic signature as defined in § 59.1-480, or an electronic notarization as defined in § 47.1-2, in any written notice under this chapter or legal process under Title 8.01.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250068,"text":"If the rental agreement so provides, the landlord and tenant may send notices in electronic form; however, any tenant who so requests may elect to send and receive notices in paper form. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 680 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1982, chapter 260; in 1993, chapter 754; in 1998, chapter 260<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 760<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 489<\/a> and 640<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 730<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 182<\/a> and 183<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65659,"section_number":"54.1-2108.1","catch_line":"Protection of escrow funds, etc., held by a real estate broker in the event of foreclosure of real property; required deposits","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2108.1\/"},{"id":61413,"section_number":"55.1-1200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1200\/"},{"id":55889,"section_number":"55.1-1226","catch_line":"Security deposits","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1226\/"},{"id":65508,"section_number":"55.1-1237","catch_line":"Notice to tenant in event of foreclosure","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1237\/"},{"id":60662,"section_number":"55.1-1245","catch_line":"(Effective the later of July 1, 2028, or 7 years after the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency expires) Noncompliance with rental agreement; monetary penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1245\/"},{"id":80239,"section_number":"55.1-1249","catch_line":"Remedies for absence, nonuse, and abandonment","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1249\/"},{"id":69130,"section_number":"55.1-1254","catch_line":"Disposal of property abandoned by tenants","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1254\/"},{"id":57030,"section_number":"55.1-1256","catch_line":"Disposal of property of deceased tenants","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1256\/"},{"id":57480,"section_number":"55.1-1262","catch_line":"Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; process; court-ordered payment plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1262\/"},{"id":62108,"section_number":"55.1-1305","catch_line":"Rent; liability of secured party taking possession of an abandoned manufactured home","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1305\/"},{"id":66238,"section_number":"55.1-1308.2","catch_line":"Notice of intent to sell","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1308.2\/"},{"id":85946,"section_number":"55.1-1311","catch_line":"Other provisions of law applicable","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1311\/"},{"id":71295,"section_number":"55.1-2164","catch_line":"Conversion buildings","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2164\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77650,"section_number":"36-1","catch_line":"Title of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-1\/"},{"id":63282,"section_number":"47.1-2","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/47.1-2\/"},{"id":69066,"section_number":"59.1-480","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-480\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245897,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69095,"identifier":"55.1-1202","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/1\/55.1-1202","url":"\/55.1-1202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1202\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/1\/55.1-1202","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the rental agreement<\/span> so provides, the landlord<\/span> and tenant<\/span> may send notices<\/span> in electronic form; however, any tenant<\/span> who so requests may elect to send and receive notices<\/span> in paper form. If electronic delivery is used, the sender shall retain sufficient proof of the electronic delivery, which may be an electronic receipt of delivery, a confirmation that the notice<\/span> was sent by facsimile, or a certificate of service prepared by the sender confirming the electronic delivery. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the case of the landlord<\/span>, notice<\/span> is served on the landlord<\/span> at his place of business where the rental agreement<\/span> was made or at any place held out by the landlord<\/span> as the place for receipt of the communication.\n\t\t\tIn the case of the tenant<\/span>, notice<\/span> is served at the tenant<\/span>’s last known place of residence, which may be the dwelling unit<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notice<\/span>, knowledge, or a notice<\/span> or notification received by an organization<\/span> is effective for a particular transaction from the time it is brought to the attention of the person<\/span> conducting that transaction, or from the time it would have been brought to his attention if the organization<\/span> had exercised reasonable diligence. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No notice<\/span> of termination of tenancy served upon a tenant<\/span> by a public housing authority organized under the Housing Authorities Law<\/span> (§ 36-1<\/a> et seq.) shall be effective unless it contains on its first page, in type no smaller or less legible than that otherwise used in the body of the notice<\/span>, the name, address, and telephone number of the legal aid program, if any, serving the jurisdiction<\/span> in which the premises<\/span> is located.\n\t\t\tNo notice<\/span> of termination of tenancy served upon a tenant<\/span> receiving tenant<\/span>-based rental assistance through (i) the Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f(o), or (ii) any other federal, state, or local program by a private landlord<\/span> shall be effective unless it contains on its first page, in type no smaller or less legible than that otherwise used in the body of the notice<\/span>, the statewide legal aid telephone number and website address. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The landlord<\/span> may, in accordance with a written agreement, delegate to a managing agent<\/span> or other third party<\/span> the responsibility of providing any written notice<\/span> under this chapter. The landlord<\/span> may also engage an attorney at law<\/span> to prepare or provide any written notice<\/span> under this chapter or legal process under Title 8.01. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude use of an electronic signature as defined in § 59.1-480<\/a>, or an electronic notarization as defined in § 47.1-2<\/a>, in any written notice<\/span> under this chapter or legal process under Title 8.01. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE (\u00a7 55.1-1202)\n\nA. If the rental agreement so provides, the landlord and tenant may send notices\nin electronic form; however, any tenant who so requests may elect to send and\nreceive notices in paper form. If electronic delivery is used, the sender shall\nretain sufficient proof of the electronic delivery, which may be an electronic\nreceipt of delivery, a confirmation that the notice was sent by facsimile, or a\ncertificate of service prepared by the sender confirming the electronic\ndelivery.\n\nB. In the case of the landlord, notice is served on the landlord at his place of\nbusiness where the rental agreement was made or at any place held out by the\nlandlord as the place for receipt of the communication.\n\t\t\tIn the case of the tenant, notice is served at the tenant’s last known\nplace of residence, which may be the dwelling unit.\n\nC. Notice, knowledge, or a notice or notification received by an organization is\neffective for a particular transaction from the time it is brought to the\nattention of the person conducting that transaction, or from the time it would\nhave been brought to his attention if the organization had exercised reasonable\ndiligence.\n\nD. No notice of termination of tenancy served upon a tenant by a public housing\nauthority organized under the Housing Authorities Law (§ 36-1 et seq.)\nshall be effective unless it contains on its first page, in type no smaller or\nless legible than that otherwise used in the body of the notice, the name,\naddress, and telephone number of the legal aid program, if any, serving the\njurisdiction in which the premises is located.\n\t\t\tNo notice of termination of tenancy served upon a tenant receiving\ntenant-based rental assistance through (i) the Housing Choice Voucher Program,\n42 U.S.C. § 1437f(o), or (ii) any other federal, state, or local program by\na private landlord shall be effective unless it contains on its first page, in\ntype no smaller or less legible than that otherwise used in the body of the\nnotice, the statewide legal aid telephone number and website address.\n\nE. The landlord may, in accordance with a written agreement, delegate to a\nmanaging agent or other third party the responsibility of providing any written\nnotice under this chapter. The landlord may also engage an attorney at law to\nprepare or provide any written notice under this chapter or legal process under\nTitle 8.01. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude use of an electronic\nsignature as defined in § 59.1-480, or an electronic notarization as\ndefined in § 47.1-2, in any written notice under this chapter or legal\nprocess under Title 8.01.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 680, \u00a7 55-248.6; 1982, c. 260; 1993, c. 754; 1998, c. 260;\n2000, c. 760; 2008, cc. 489, 640; 2017, c. 730; 2019, c. 712; 2020, cc. 182,\n183.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}