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The landlord shall provide the tenant with either (i) a comparable dwelling unit, as selected by the landlord, at no expense or cost to the tenant or (ii) a hotel room, as selected by the landlord, at no expense or cost to the tenant. The landlord shall not be required to pay for any other expenses of the tenant that arise after the relocation period. The tenant shall continue to be responsible for payment of rent under the rental agreement during the period of any temporary relocation and for the remainder of the term of the rental agreement following the remediation. Nothing in this section shall be construed as entitling the tenant to a termination of a tenancy where the landlord has remediated a mold condition in accordance with professional standards as defined in \u00a7 55.1-1200. The landlord shall pay all costs of the relocation and the mold remediation, unless the mold is a result of the tenant’s failure to comply with \u00a7 55.1-1227.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220664,"text":"Where a mold condition in the dwelling unit materially affects the health or safety of any tenant or authorized occupant, the landlord may require the tenant to temporarily vacate the dwelling unit in order for the landlord to perform mold remediation in accordance with professional standards as defined in \u00a7 55.1-1200 for a period not to exceed 30 days. The landlord shall provide the tenant with either (i) a comparable dwelling unit, as selected by the landlord, at no expense or cost to the tenant or (ii) a hotel room, as selected by the landlord, at no expense or cost to the tenant. The landlord shall not be required to pay for any other expenses of the tenant that arise after the relocation period. The tenant shall continue to be responsible for payment of rent under the rental agreement during the period of any temporary relocation and for the remainder of the term of the rental agreement following the remediation. Nothing in this section shall be construed as entitling the tenant to a termination of a tenancy where the landlord has remediated a mold condition in accordance with professional standards as defined in \u00a7 55.1-1200. 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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 640<\/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 5 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 2011, chapter 779<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 744<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 730<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61413,"section_number":"55.1-1200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1200\/"},{"id":63220,"section_number":"55.1-1227","catch_line":"Tenant to maintain dwelling unit","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1227\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246029,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60332,"identifier":"55.1-1231","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/3\/55.1-1231","url":"\/55.1-1231\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1231\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/3\/55.1-1231","dublin_core":{"Title":"Relocation of tenant where mold remediation needs to be performed in the dwelling unit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1231","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Where a mold condition in the dwelling unit<\/span> materially affects the health or safety of any tenant<\/span> or authorized occupant<\/span>, the landlord<\/span> may require the tenant<\/span> to temporarily vacate the dwelling unit<\/span> in order<\/span> for the landlord<\/span> to perform mold remediation in accordance with professional standards<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 55.1-1200<\/a> for a period not to exceed 30 days. The landlord<\/span> shall provide the tenant<\/span> with either (i) a comparable dwelling unit<\/span>, as selected by the landlord<\/span>, at no expense or cost to the tenant<\/span> or (ii) a hotel room, as selected by the landlord<\/span>, at no expense or cost to the tenant<\/span>. The landlord<\/span> shall not be required to pay for any other expenses of the tenant<\/span> that arise after the relocation period. The tenant<\/span> shall continue to be responsible for payment of rent<\/span> under the rental agreement<\/span> during the period of any temporary relocation and for the remainder of the term of the rental agreement<\/span> following the remediation. Nothing in this section shall be construed as entitling the tenant<\/span> to a termination of a tenancy where the landlord<\/span> has remediated a mold condition in accordance with professional standards as defined in \u00a7 55.1-1200<\/a>. The landlord<\/span> shall pay all costs of the relocation and the mold remediation, unless the mold is a result of the tenant<\/span>’s failure to comply with \u00a7 55.1-1227<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRELOCATION OF TENANT WHERE MOLD REMEDIATION NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED IN THE\nDWELLING UNIT (\u00a7 55.1-1231)\n\nWhere a mold condition in the dwelling unit materially affects the health or\nsafety of any tenant or authorized occupant, the landlord may require the tenant\nto temporarily vacate the dwelling unit in order for the landlord to perform\nmold remediation in accordance with professional standards as defined in \u00a7\n55.1-1200 for a period not to exceed 30 days. The landlord shall provide the\ntenant with either (i) a comparable dwelling unit, as selected by the landlord,\nat no expense or cost to the tenant or (ii) a hotel room, as selected by the\nlandlord, at no expense or cost to the tenant. The landlord shall not be\nrequired to pay for any other expenses of the tenant that arise after the\nrelocation period. The tenant shall continue to be responsible for payment of\nrent under the rental agreement during the period of any temporary relocation\nand for the remainder of the term of the rental agreement following the\nremediation. Nothing in this section shall be construed as entitling the tenant\nto a termination of a tenancy where the landlord has remediated a mold condition\nin accordance with professional standards as defined in \u00a7 55.1-1200. The\nlandlord shall pay all costs of the relocation and the mold remediation, unless\nthe mold is a result of the tenant’s failure to comply with \u00a7 55.1-1227.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 640, \u00a7 55-248.18:2; 2009, c. 663; 2011, c. 779; 2016, c. 744;\n2017, c. 730; 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}}