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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 760<\/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 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245941,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75393,"identifier":"55.1-1210","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/1\/55.1-1210","url":"\/55.1-1210\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1210\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/1\/55.1-1210","dublin_core":{"Title":"Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1210","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the tenant<\/span> refuses to allow lawful access, the landlord<\/span> may obtain injunctive relief to compel access, or terminate the rental agreement<\/span>. In either case, the landlord<\/span> may recover actual damages<\/span> and reasonable attorney fees. If the landlord<\/span> makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry that is otherwise lawful but that have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant<\/span>, the tenant<\/span> may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct, or terminate the rental agreement<\/span>. In either case, the tenant<\/span> may recover actual damages<\/span> and reasonable attorney fees.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLANDLORD AND TENANT REMEDIES FOR ABUSE OF ACCESS (\u00a7 55.1-1210)\n\nIf the tenant refuses to allow lawful access, the landlord may obtain injunctive\nrelief to compel access, or terminate the rental agreement. In either case, the\nlandlord may recover actual damages and reasonable attorney fees. If the\nlandlord makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or\nmakes repeated demands for entry that is otherwise lawful but that have the\neffect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive\nrelief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct, or terminate the rental\nagreement. In either case, the tenant may recover actual damages and reasonable\nattorney fees.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 760, \u00a7 55-248.10:1; 2019, c. 712.","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}}