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The landlord shall also return to the tenant any (i) prepaid rent that had not become due as of the date of condemnation, (ii) security deposit, or (iii) rent paid, if any, to the landlord subsequent to the unit being condemned.B\n\nNo landlord shall be liable pursuant to this section if:1\n\nThe condemnation of the dwelling unit was caused by (i) the deliberate or negligent act or omission of the tenant, an authorized occupant, or a guest or invitee of the tenant or (ii) an act of God; or2\n\nThe lease was properly terminated pursuant to § 55.1-1240.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":209810,"text":"If the tenant gave notice to the landlord during the tenancy that his dwelling unit was in violation of an applicable building code, such violation posed a substantial risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a tenant, and such violation resulted in the tenant being excluded from his dwelling unit due to such unit being condemned, the landlord shall be liable to the tenant for actual damages. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 825<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69167,"section_number":"55.1-1240","catch_line":"Fire or casualty damage","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1240\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246091,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57281,"identifier":"55.1-1243.2","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/4\/55.1-1243.2","url":"\/55.1-1243.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1243.2\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/4\/55.1-1243.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tenant’s remedies for exclusion from dwelling unit due to condemnation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1243.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the tenant<\/span> gave notice<\/span> to the landlord<\/span> during the tenancy that his dwelling unit<\/span> was in violation of an applicable building code, such violation posed a substantial risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a tenant<\/span>, and such violation resulted in the tenant<\/span> being excluded from his dwelling unit<\/span> due to such unit being condemned, the landlord<\/span> shall be liable to the tenant<\/span> for actual damages<\/span>. The landlord<\/span> shall also return to the tenant<\/span> any (i) prepaid rent<\/span> that had not become due as of the date of condemnation, (ii) security deposit<\/span>, or (iii) rent<\/span> paid, if any, to the landlord<\/span> subsequent to the unit being condemned. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No landlord<\/span> shall be liable pursuant to this section if: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The condemnation of the dwelling unit<\/span> was caused by (i) the deliberate or negligent act or omission of the tenant<\/span>, an authorized occupant<\/span>, or a guest or invitee<\/span> of the tenant<\/span> or (ii) an act of God; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The lease was properly terminated pursuant to § 55.1-1240<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTENANT’S REMEDIES FOR EXCLUSION FROM DWELLING UNIT DUE TO CONDEMNATION (\u00a7\n55.1-1243.2)\n\nA. If the tenant gave notice to the landlord during the tenancy that his\ndwelling unit was in violation of an applicable building code, such violation\nposed a substantial risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a tenant, and such\nviolation resulted in the tenant being excluded from his dwelling unit due to\nsuch unit being condemned, the landlord shall be liable to the tenant for actual\ndamages. The landlord shall also return to the tenant any (i) prepaid rent that\nhad not become due as of the date of condemnation, (ii) security deposit, or\n(iii) rent paid, if any, to the landlord subsequent to the unit being condemned.\n\nB. No landlord shall be liable pursuant to this section if:\n\n 1. The condemnation of the dwelling unit was caused by (i) the deliberate or\n negligent act or omission of the tenant, an authorized occupant, or a guest or\n invitee of the tenant or (ii) an act of God; or\n\n 2. The lease was properly terminated pursuant to § 55.1-1240.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 825.","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}}