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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 680 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. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2000, chapter 760<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 663<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62503,"section_number":"55.1-1223","catch_line":"Notice to tenants for insecticide or pesticide use","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1223\/"},{"id":64337,"section_number":"55.1-1229","catch_line":"Access; consent; correction of nonemergency conditions; relocation of tenant; security systems","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1229\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63220,"section_number":"55.1-1227","catch_line":"Tenant to maintain dwelling unit","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1227\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246117,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77115,"identifier":"55.1-1248","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/5\/55.1-1248","url":"\/55.1-1248\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1248\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/5\/55.1-1248","dublin_core":{"Title":"Remedy by repair, etc.; emergencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1248","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If there is a violation by the tenant<\/span> of \u00a7 55.1-1227<\/a> or the rental agreement<\/span> materially affecting health and safety that can be remedied by repair, replacement of a damaged item, or cleaning, the landlord<\/span> shall send a written notice<\/span> to the tenant<\/span> specifying the breach and stating that the landlord<\/span> will enter the dwelling unit<\/span> and perform the work in a workmanlike manner and submit an itemized bill for the actual and reasonable cost for such work to the tenant<\/span>, which shall be due as rent<\/span> on the next rent<\/span> due date or, if the rental agreement<\/span> has terminated, for immediate payment.\n\t\tIn case of emergency the landlord<\/span> may, as promptly as conditions require, enter the dwelling unit<\/span>, perform the work in a workmanlike manner, and submit an itemized bill for the actual and reasonable cost for such work to the tenant<\/span>, which shall be due as rent<\/span> on the next rent<\/span> due date or, if the rental agreement<\/span> has terminated, for immediate payment.\n\t\tThe landlord<\/span> may perform the repair, replacement, or cleaning or may engage a third party<\/span> to do so.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMEDY BY REPAIR, ETC.; EMERGENCIES (\u00a7 55.1-1248)\n\nIf there is a violation by the tenant of \u00a7 55.1-1227 or the rental agreement\nmaterially affecting health and safety that can be remedied by repair,\nreplacement of a damaged item, or cleaning, the landlord shall send a written\nnotice to the tenant specifying the breach and stating that the landlord will\nenter the dwelling unit and perform the work in a workmanlike manner and submit\nan itemized bill for the actual and reasonable cost for such work to the tenant,\nwhich shall be due as rent on the next rent due date or, if the rental agreement\nhas terminated, for immediate payment.\n\t\tIn case of emergency the landlord may, as promptly as conditions require,\nenter the dwelling unit, perform the work in a workmanlike manner, and submit an\nitemized bill for the actual and reasonable cost for such work to the tenant,\nwhich shall be due as rent on the next rent due date or, if the rental agreement\nhas terminated, for immediate payment.\n\t\tThe landlord may perform the repair, replacement, or cleaning or may engage a\nthird party to do so.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 680, \u00a7 55-248.32; 2000, c. 760; 2009, c. 663; 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}}