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Such disclosure shall be provided prior to the execution by the tenant of a written lease agreement or, in the case of an oral lease agreement, prior to occupancy by the tenant.B\n\nAny tenant who is not provided the disclosure required by subsection A may terminate the lease agreement at any time within 60 days of discovery that the property was previously used to manufacture methamphetamine and has not been cleaned up in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to § 32.1-11.7 by providing written notice to the landlord in accordance with the lease or as required by law. Such termination shall be effective as of (i) 15 days after the date of the mailing of the notice or (ii) the date through which rent has been paid, whichever is later. In no event, however, shall the effective date of the termination exceed one month from the date of mailing. Termination of the lease agreement shall be the exclusive remedy for the failure to comply with the disclosure provisions required by this section and shall not affect any rights or duties of the landlord or tenant arising under this chapter, other applicable law, or the rental agreement.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":249113,"text":"If the landlord of a dwelling unit has actual knowledge that the dwelling unit was previously used to manufacture methamphetamine and has not been cleaned up in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to § 32.1-11.7 and the applicable licensing provisions of Chapter 11 (§ 54.1-1100 et seq.) of Title 54.1, the landlord shall provide to a prospective tenant a written disclosure that states such information. 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 557<\/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 2 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 2016, chapter 527<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73919,"section_number":"32.1-11.7","catch_line":"Guidelines for cleanup of residential property used to manufacture methamphetamine","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-11.7\/"},{"id":85110,"section_number":"54.1-1100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-1100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245979,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68821,"identifier":"55.1-1219","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/2\/55.1-1219","url":"\/55.1-1219\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1219\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/2\/55.1-1219","dublin_core":{"Title":"Required disclosures for property previously used to manufacture methamphetamine; remedy for nondisclosure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1219","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the landlord<\/span> of a dwelling unit<\/span> has actual knowledge that the dwelling unit<\/span> was previously used to manufacture methamphetamine and has not been cleaned up in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to § 32.1-11.7<\/a> and the applicable licensing provisions of Chapter 11 (§ 54.1-1100<\/a> et seq.) of Title 54.1, the landlord<\/span> shall provide to a prospective tenant<\/span> a written disclosure that states such information. Such disclosure shall be provided prior to the execution by the tenant<\/span> of a written lease agreement<\/span> or, in the case of an oral lease agreement<\/span>, prior to occupancy by the tenant<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any tenant<\/span> who is not provided the disclosure required by subsection A may terminate the lease agreement<\/span> at any time within 60 days of discovery<\/span> that the property was previously used to manufacture methamphetamine and has not been cleaned up in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to § 32.1-11.7<\/a> by providing written notice<\/span> to the landlord<\/span> in accordance with the lease or as required by law<\/span>. Such termination shall be effective as of (i) 15 days after the date of the mailing of the notice or (ii) the date through which rent<\/span> has been paid, whichever is later. In no event, however, shall the effective date of the termination exceed one month from the date of mailing. Termination of the lease agreement<\/span> shall be the exclusive remedy for the failure to comply with the disclosure provisions required by this section and shall not affect any rights or duties of the landlord<\/span> or tenant<\/span> arising under this chapter, other applicable law<\/span>, or the rental agreement<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIRED DISCLOSURES FOR PROPERTY PREVIOUSLY USED TO MANUFACTURE\nMETHAMPHETAMINE; REMEDY FOR NONDISCLOSURE (\u00a7 55.1-1219)\n\nA. If the landlord of a dwelling unit has actual knowledge that the dwelling\nunit was previously used to manufacture methamphetamine and has not been cleaned\nup in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to § 32.1-11.7\nand the applicable licensing provisions of Chapter 11 (§ 54.1-1100 et seq.)\nof Title 54.1, the landlord shall provide to a prospective tenant a written\ndisclosure that states such information. Such disclosure shall be provided prior\nto the execution by the tenant of a written lease agreement or, in the case of\nan oral lease agreement, prior to occupancy by the tenant.\n\nB. Any tenant who is not provided the disclosure required by subsection A may\nterminate the lease agreement at any time within 60 days of discovery that the\nproperty was previously used to manufacture methamphetamine and has not been\ncleaned up in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to §\n32.1-11.7 by providing written notice to the landlord in accordance with the\nlease or as required by law. Such termination shall be effective as of (i) 15\ndays after the date of the mailing of the notice or (ii) the date through which\nrent has been paid, whichever is later. In no event, however, shall the\neffective date of the termination exceed one month from the date of mailing.\nTermination of the lease agreement shall be the exclusive remedy for the failure\nto comply with the disclosure provisions required by this section and shall not\naffect any rights or duties of the landlord or tenant arising under this\nchapter, other applicable law, or the rental agreement.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 557, \u00a7 55-248.12:3; 2016, c. 527; 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}}