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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 427 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 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1992, chapter 451; in 2000, chapter 760<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 744<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55818,"section_number":"55.1-1215","catch_line":"Disclosure of mold in dwelling units","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1215\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55818,"section_number":"55.1-1215","catch_line":"Disclosure of mold in dwelling units","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1215\/"},{"id":74964,"section_number":"55.1-1220","catch_line":"Landlord to maintain fit premises","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1220\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245959,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63685,"identifier":"55.1-1214","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/2\/55.1-1214","url":"\/55.1-1214\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1214\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/2\/55.1-1214","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspection of dwelling unit; report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1214","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The landlord<\/span> shall, within five days after occupancy of a dwelling unit<\/span>, submit a written report to the tenant<\/span> itemizing damages<\/span> to the dwelling unit<\/span> existing at the time of occupancy, and the report shall be deemed correct unless the tenant<\/span> objects<\/span> to it in writing within five days after receipt of the report. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The landlord<\/span> may adopt a written policy allowing the tenant<\/span> to prepare the written report of the move-in inspection, in which case the tenant<\/span> shall submit a copy to the landlord<\/span>, and the report shall be deemed correct unless the landlord<\/span> objects<\/span> thereto in writing within five days after receipt of the report. Such written policy adopted by the landlord<\/span> may also provide for the landlord<\/span> and the tenant<\/span> to prepare the written report of the move-in inspection jointly, in which case both the landlord<\/span> and the tenant<\/span> shall sign the written report and receive a copy of the report, at which time the inspection report shall be deemed correct. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If any damages<\/span> are reflected on the written report, a landlord<\/span> is not required to make repairs to address such damages<\/span> unless required to do so under § 55.1-1215<\/a> or 55.1-1220<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTION OF DWELLING UNIT; REPORT (\u00a7 55.1-1214)\n\nA. The landlord shall, within five days after occupancy of a dwelling unit,\nsubmit a written report to the tenant itemizing damages to the dwelling unit\nexisting at the time of occupancy, and the report shall be deemed correct unless\nthe tenant objects to it in writing within five days after receipt of the\nreport.\n\nB. The landlord may adopt a written policy allowing the tenant to prepare the\nwritten report of the move-in inspection, in which case the tenant shall submit\na copy to the landlord, and the report shall be deemed correct unless the\nlandlord objects thereto in writing within five days after receipt of the\nreport. Such written policy adopted by the landlord may also provide for the\nlandlord and the tenant to prepare the written report of the move-in inspection\njointly, in which case both the landlord and the tenant shall sign the written\nreport and receive a copy of the report, at which time the inspection report\nshall be deemed correct.\n\nC. If any damages are reflected on the written report, a landlord is not\nrequired to make repairs to address such damages unless required to do so under\n§ 55.1-1215 or 55.1-1220.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 427, \u00a7 55-248.11:1; 1992, c. 451; 2000, c. 760; 2016, c. 744;\n2019, 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}}