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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 788<\/a> and 826<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapter 567<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245909,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84327,"identifier":"55.1-1204.1","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/1\/55.1-1204.1","url":"\/55.1-1204.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1204.1\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/1\/55.1-1204.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fee disclosure statement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1204.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A landlord<\/span> shall provide, beginning on the first page of the written rental agreement<\/span>, an itemization of all charges to the tenant<\/span> that comprise (i) the security deposit<\/span>, (ii) the amount of rent<\/span> due per payment period pursuant to the lease period, and (iii) any additional one-time charges due prior to the commencement date of the rental agreement<\/span> or that will be included in the first rental payment. Immediately above the itemized list of charges, the written rental agreement<\/span> shall state: No additional security deposits<\/span> or rent<\/span> shall be charged unless they are listed below or incorporated into this agreement by way of a separate addendum<\/span> after execution of this rental agreement<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (\u00a7 55.1-1204.1)\n\nA landlord shall provide, beginning on the first page of the written rental\nagreement, an itemization of all charges to the tenant that comprise (i) the\nsecurity deposit, (ii) the amount of rent due per payment period pursuant to the\nlease period, and (iii) any additional one-time charges due prior to the\ncommencement date of the rental agreement or that will be included in the first\nrental payment. Immediately above the itemized list of charges, the written\nrental agreement shall state: No additional security deposits or rent shall be\ncharged unless they are listed below or incorporated into this agreement by way\nof a separate addendum after execution of this rental agreement.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 788, 826; 2025, c. 567.","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}}