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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 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 1983, chapter 257; in 2000, chapter 760<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 730<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69403,"section_number":"55.1-1244","catch_line":"Tenant's assertion; rent escrow","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1244\/"},{"id":74299,"section_number":"55.1-1300","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1300\/"},{"id":85946,"section_number":"55.1-1311","catch_line":"Other provisions of law applicable","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1311\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245967,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69542,"identifier":"55.1-1216","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/2\/55.1-1216","url":"\/55.1-1216\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1216\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/2\/55.1-1216","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disclosure of sale of premises","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1216","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purpose of service of process<\/span> and receiving and issuing receipts for notices<\/span> and demands, the landlord<\/span> or any person<\/span> authorized to enter into a rental agreement<\/span> on his behalf shall disclose to the tenant<\/span> in writing at or before the beginning of the tenancy the name and address of: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The person<\/span> authorized to manage the premises<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> An owner<\/span> of the premises<\/span> or any other person<\/span> authorized to act for and on behalf of the owner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the event of the sale of the premises<\/span>, the landlord<\/span> shall notify the tenant<\/span> of such sale and disclose to the tenant<\/span> the name and address of the purchaser and a telephone number at which such purchaser can be located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> With respect to a multifamily dwelling unit<\/span>, if an application for registration of the rental property as a condominium or cooperative has been filed with the Real Estate Board, or if there is within six months an existing plan for tenant<\/span> displacement resulting from (i) demolition or substantial rehabilitation of the property or (ii) conversion of the rental property to office, hotel, or motel use or planned unit development, the landlord<\/span> or any person<\/span> authorized to enter into a rental agreement<\/span> on his behalf shall disclose that information in writing to any prospective tenant<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The information required to be furnished by this section shall be kept current, and the provisions of this section extend to and are enforceable against any successor landlord<\/span> or owner<\/span>. A person<\/span> who fails to comply with this section becomes an agent of each person<\/span> who is a landlord<\/span> for the purposes of service of process<\/span> and receiving and issuing receipts for notices<\/span> and demands. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCLOSURE OF SALE OF PREMISES (\u00a7 55.1-1216)\n\nA. For the purpose of service of process and receiving and issuing receipts for\nnotices and demands, the landlord or any person authorized to enter into a\nrental agreement on his behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing at or\nbefore the beginning of the tenancy the name and address of:\n\n 1. The person authorized to manage the premises; and\n\n 2. An owner of the premises or any other person authorized to act for and on\n behalf of the owner.\n\nB. In the event of the sale of the premises, the landlord shall notify the\ntenant of such sale and disclose to the tenant the name and address of the\npurchaser and a telephone number at which such purchaser can be located.\n\nC. With respect to a multifamily dwelling unit, if an application for\nregistration of the rental property as a condominium or cooperative has been\nfiled with the Real Estate Board, or if there is within six months an existing\nplan for tenant displacement resulting from (i) demolition or substantial\nrehabilitation of the property or (ii) conversion of the rental property to\noffice, hotel, or motel use or planned unit development, the landlord or any\nperson authorized to enter into a rental agreement on his behalf shall disclose\nthat information in writing to any prospective tenant.\n\nD. The information required to be furnished by this section shall be kept\ncurrent, and the provisions of this section extend to and are enforceable\nagainst any successor landlord or owner. A person who fails to comply with this\nsection becomes an agent of each person who is a landlord for the purposes of\nservice of process and receiving and issuing receipts for notices and demands.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 680, \u00a7 55-248.12; 1983, c. 257; 2000, c. 760; 2017, c. 730;\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}}