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A copy of the notice shall be served upon the tenant in accordance with this chapter. The notice shall describe the conduct of the guest or invitee that is the basis for the landlord’s action.B\n\nIn addition to the remedies against the tenant authorized by this chapter, a landlord may apply to the magistrate for a warrant for trespass, provided that the guest or invitee has been served in accordance with subsection A.C\n\nThe tenant may file a tenant’s assertion, in accordance with § 55.1-1244, requesting that the general district court review the landlord’s action to bar the guest or invitee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202519,"text":"A guest or invitee of a tenant may be barred from the premises by the landlord upon written notice served personally upon the guest or invitee of the tenant for conduct on the landlord’s property where the premises are located that violates the terms and conditions of the rental agreement, a local ordinance, or a state or federal law. 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 359<\/a> and 390<\/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 2000, chapter 760<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69403,"section_number":"55.1-1244","catch_line":"Tenant's assertion; rent escrow","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1244\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246109,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55231,"identifier":"55.1-1246","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/5\/55.1-1246","url":"\/55.1-1246\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1246\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/5\/55.1-1246","dublin_core":{"Title":"Barring guest or invitee of a tenant","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1246","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A guest or invitee<\/span> of a tenant<\/span> may be barred from the premises<\/span> by the landlord<\/span> upon written notice<\/span> served personally upon the guest or invitee<\/span> of the tenant<\/span> for conduct on the landlord<\/span>’s property where the premises<\/span> are located that violates the terms and conditions of the rental agreement<\/span>, a local ordinance<\/span>, or a state or federal law<\/span>. A copy of the notice shall be served upon the tenant<\/span> in accordance with this chapter. The notice shall describe the conduct of the guest or invitee<\/span> that is the basis for the landlord<\/span>’s action<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to the remedies against the tenant<\/span> authorized by this chapter, a landlord<\/span> may apply to the magistrate<\/span> for a warrant for trespass, provided that the guest or invitee<\/span> has been served in accordance with subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The tenant<\/span> may file a tenant<\/span>’s assertion, in accordance with § 55.1-1244<\/a>, requesting that the general district court<\/span> review the landlord<\/span>’s action<\/span> to bar the guest or invitee<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBARRING GUEST OR INVITEE OF A TENANT (\u00a7 55.1-1246)\n\nA. A guest or invitee of a tenant may be barred from the premises by the\nlandlord upon written notice served personally upon the guest or invitee of the\ntenant for conduct on the landlord’s property where the premises are\nlocated that violates the terms and conditions of the rental agreement, a local\nordinance, or a state or federal law. A copy of the notice shall be served upon\nthe tenant in accordance with this chapter. The notice shall describe the\nconduct of the guest or invitee that is the basis for the landlord’s\naction.\n\nB. In addition to the remedies against the tenant authorized by this chapter, a\nlandlord may apply to the magistrate for a warrant for trespass, provided that\nthe guest or invitee has been served in accordance with subsection A.\n\nC. The tenant may file a tenant’s assertion, in accordance with §\n55.1-1244, requesting that the general district court review the\nlandlord’s action to bar the guest or invitee.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 359, 390, \u00a7 55-248.31:01; 2000, c. 760; 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}}