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Tenants who have concerns about specific insecticides or pesticides shall notify the landlord in writing no less than 24 hours before the scheduled insecticide or pesticide application. The tenant shall prepare the dwelling unit for the application of insecticides or pesticides in accordance with any written instructions of the landlord and, if insects or pests are found to be present, follow any written instructions of the landlord to eliminate the insects or pests following the application of insecticides or pesticides.B\n\nIn addition, the landlord shall post notice of all insecticide or pesticide applications in areas of the premises other than the dwelling units. Such notice shall consist of conspicuous signs placed in or upon such premises where the insecticide or pesticide will be applied at least 48 hours prior to the application.C\n\nA violation by the tenant of this section may be remedied by the landlord in accordance with § 55.1-1248 or by notice given by the landlord requiring the tenant to remedy in accordance with § 55.1-1245, as applicable.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227951,"text":"The landlord shall give written notice to the tenant no less than 48 hours prior to his application of an insecticide or pesticide in the tenant’s dwelling unit unless the tenant agrees to a shorter notification period. If a tenant requests the application of the insecticide or pesticide, the 48-hour notice is not required. Tenants who have concerns about specific insecticides or pesticides shall notify the landlord in writing no less than 24 hours before the scheduled insecticide or pesticide application. 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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 3 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 2009, chapter 663<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 221<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60662,"section_number":"55.1-1245","catch_line":"(Effective the later of July 1, 2028, or 7 years after the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency expires) Noncompliance with rental agreement; monetary penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1245\/"},{"id":77115,"section_number":"55.1-1248","catch_line":"Remedy by repair, etc.; emergencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1248\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245995,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62503,"identifier":"55.1-1223","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/2\/55.1-1223","url":"\/55.1-1223\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1223\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/2\/55.1-1223","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice to tenants for insecticide or pesticide use","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1223","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The landlord<\/span> shall give written notice<\/span> to the tenant<\/span> no less than 48 hours prior to his application of an insecticide or pesticide in the tenant<\/span>’s dwelling unit<\/span> unless the tenant<\/span> agrees to a shorter notification period. If a tenant<\/span> requests the application of the insecticide or pesticide, the 48-hour notice is not required. Tenants<\/span> who have concerns about specific insecticides or pesticides shall notify the landlord<\/span> in writing no less than 24 hours before the scheduled insecticide or pesticide application. The tenant<\/span> shall prepare the dwelling unit<\/span> for the application of insecticides or pesticides in accordance with any written instructions of the landlord<\/span> and, if insects or pests are found to be present, follow any written instructions of the landlord<\/span> to eliminate the insects or pests following the application of insecticides or pesticides. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition, the landlord<\/span> shall post notice of all insecticide or pesticide applications in areas of the premises<\/span> other than the dwelling units<\/span>. Such notice shall consist of conspicuous signs placed in or upon such premises<\/span> where the insecticide or pesticide will be applied at least 48 hours prior to the application. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A violation by the tenant<\/span> of this section may be remedied by the landlord<\/span> in accordance with § 55.1-1248<\/a> or by notice given by the landlord<\/span> requiring the tenant<\/span> to remedy in accordance with § 55.1-1245<\/a>, as applicable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE TO TENANTS FOR INSECTICIDE OR PESTICIDE USE (\u00a7 55.1-1223)\n\nA. The landlord shall give written notice to the tenant no less than 48 hours\nprior to his application of an insecticide or pesticide in the tenant’s\ndwelling unit unless the tenant agrees to a shorter notification period. If a\ntenant requests the application of the insecticide or pesticide, the 48-hour\nnotice is not required. Tenants who have concerns about specific insecticides or\npesticides shall notify the landlord in writing no less than 24 hours before the\nscheduled insecticide or pesticide application. The tenant shall prepare the\ndwelling unit for the application of insecticides or pesticides in accordance\nwith any written instructions of the landlord and, if insects or pests are found\nto be present, follow any written instructions of the landlord to eliminate the\ninsects or pests following the application of insecticides or pesticides.\n\nB. In addition, the landlord shall post notice of all insecticide or pesticide\napplications in areas of the premises other than the dwelling units. Such notice\nshall consist of conspicuous signs placed in or upon such premises where the\ninsecticide or pesticide will be applied at least 48 hours prior to the\napplication.\n\nC. A violation by the tenant of this section may be remedied by the landlord in\naccordance with § 55.1-1248 or by notice given by the landlord requiring\nthe tenant to remedy in accordance with § 55.1-1245, as applicable.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 760, \u00a7 55-248.13:3; 2009, c. 663; 2018, c. 221; 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}}