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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 535 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 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1983, chapter 386; in 1991, chapter 500; in 1992, chapter 709; in 2018, chapter 408<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62273,"section_number":"36-139","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-139\/"},{"id":61773,"section_number":"36-139.02","catch_line":"Translation of forms and documents","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-139.02\/"},{"id":67517,"section_number":"54.1-2344","catch_line":"Fair Housing Board; membership; terms; chairman; powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2344\/"},{"id":61413,"section_number":"55.1-1200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1200\/"},{"id":67894,"section_number":"55.1-1212","catch_line":"Energy submetering, energy allocation equipment, sewer and water submetering equipment, and ratio utility billing systems; local government fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1212\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69542,"section_number":"55.1-1216","catch_line":"Disclosure of sale of premises","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1216\/"},{"id":82736,"section_number":"55.1-1228","catch_line":"Rules and regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1228\/"},{"id":80239,"section_number":"55.1-1249","catch_line":"Remedies for absence, nonuse, and abandonment","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1249\/"},{"id":78062,"section_number":"8.1A-201","catch_line":"General definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.1A-201\/"},{"id":58431,"section_number":"8.9A-102","catch_line":"Definitions and index of definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.9A-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246183,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74299,"identifier":"55.1-1300","token":"55.1\/III\/13\/55.1-1300","url":"\/55.1-1300\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1300\/","token":"55.1\/III\/13\/55.1-1300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Abandoned manufactured home<\/span>” means a manufactured home occupying a manufactured home lot<\/span> pursuant to a written agreement under which (i) the tenant<\/span> has defaulted in rent or (ii) the landlord<\/span> has the right to terminate the written rental agreement<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-1249<\/a>.\n\t\t“Guest or invitee<\/span>” means a person, other than the tenant<\/span>, who has the permission of the tenant<\/span> to visit but not to occupy the premises.\n\t\t“Landlord<\/span>” means the manufactured home park<\/span> owner<\/span> or the lessor or sublessor of a manufactured home park<\/span>. “Landlord<\/span>” also means a manufactured home park<\/span> operator<\/span> who fails to disclose the name of such owner, lessor, or sublessor as provided in \u00a7 55.1-1216<\/a>.\n\t\t“Manufactured home” means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, that in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and that is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained in the structure.\n\t\t“Manufactured home lot<\/span>” means a parcel of land within the boundaries of a manufactured home park<\/span> provided for the placement of a single manufactured home and the exclusive use of its occupants.\n\t\t“Manufactured home owner<\/span>” means the owner of a manufactured home.\n\t\t“Manufactured home park<\/span>” means a parcel of land under single or common ownership upon which five or more manufactured homes<\/span> are located on a continual, nonrecreational basis together with any structure, equipment, road, or facility intended for use incidental to the occupancy of the manufactured homes<\/span>. “Manufactured home park<\/span>” does not include a premises used solely for storage or display of uninhabited manufactured homes<\/span> or a premises occupied solely by a landowner and members of his family.\n\t\t“Manufactured home park<\/span> operator<\/span>” means a person employed or contracted by a manufactured home park<\/span> owner<\/span> or landlord<\/span> to manage a manufactured home park<\/span>.\n\t\t“Manufactured home park<\/span> owner<\/span>” means a person who owns land that accommodates a manufactured home park<\/span>.\n\t\t“Owner” means one or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested (i) all or part of the legal title to the property or (ii) all or part of the beneficial ownership and right to present use and enjoyment of the premises. “Owner” includes a mortgagee in possession<\/span>.\n\t\t“Reasonable charges in addition to rent<\/span>” means any routine maintenance and utility charges for which the tenant<\/span> is liable under the rental agreement<\/span>.\n\t\t“Rent” means payments made by the tenant<\/span> to the landlord<\/span> for use of a manufactured home lot<\/span> and other facilities or services provided by the landlord<\/span>.\n\t\t“Rental agreement<\/span>” means any agreement, written or oral, and valid rules and regulations adopted in conformance with \u00a7 55.1-1228<\/a> embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a manufactured home lot<\/span> and premises and other facilities or services provided by the landlord<\/span>.\n\t\t“Secured party<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 8.9A-102<\/a>.\n\t\t“Security interest<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 8.1A-201<\/a>.\n\t\t“Tenant<\/span>” means a person entitled as under a rental agreement<\/span> to occupy a manufactured home lot<\/span> to the exclusion of others.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 55.1-1300)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Abandoned manufactured home” means a manufactured home occupying\na manufactured home lot pursuant to a written agreement under which (i) the\ntenant has defaulted in rent or (ii) the landlord has the right to terminate the\nwritten rental agreement pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-1249.\n\t\t“Guest or invitee” means a person, other than the tenant, who has\nthe permission of the tenant to visit but not to occupy the premises.\n\t\t“Landlord” means the manufactured home park owner or the lessor or\nsublessor of a manufactured home park. “Landlord” also means a\nmanufactured home park operator who fails to disclose the name of such owner,\nlessor, or sublessor as provided in \u00a7 55.1-1216.\n\t\t“Manufactured home” means a structure, transportable in one or\nmore sections, that in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width or\n40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square\nfeet, and that is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a\ndwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required\nutilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical\nsystems contained in the structure.\n\t\t“Manufactured home lot” means a parcel of land within the\nboundaries of a manufactured home park provided for the placement of a single\nmanufactured home and the exclusive use of its occupants.\n\t\t“Manufactured home owner” means the owner of a manufactured home.\n\t\t“Manufactured home park” means a parcel of land under single or\ncommon ownership upon which five or more manufactured homes are located on a\ncontinual, nonrecreational basis together with any structure, equipment, road,\nor facility intended for use incidental to the occupancy of the manufactured\nhomes. “Manufactured home park” does not include a premises used\nsolely for storage or display of uninhabited manufactured homes or a premises\noccupied solely by a landowner and members of his family.\n\t\t“Manufactured home park operator” means a person employed or\ncontracted by a manufactured home park owner or landlord to manage a\nmanufactured home park.\n\t\t“Manufactured home park owner” means a person who owns land that\naccommodates a manufactured home park.\n\t\t“Owner” means one or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom\nis vested (i) all or part of the legal title to the property or (ii) all or part\nof the beneficial ownership and right to present use and enjoyment of the\npremises. “Owner” includes a mortgagee in possession.\n\t\t“Reasonable charges in addition to rent” means any routine\nmaintenance and utility charges for which the tenant is liable under the rental\nagreement.\n\t\t“Rent” means payments made by the tenant to the landlord for use\nof a manufactured home lot and other facilities or services provided by the\nlandlord.\n\t\t“Rental agreement” means any agreement, written or oral, and valid\nrules and regulations adopted in conformance with \u00a7 55.1-1228 embodying the\nterms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a manufactured home lot\nand premises and other facilities or services provided by the landlord.\n\t\t“Secured party” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7\n8.9A-102.\n\t\t“Security interest” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7\n8.1A-201.\n\t\t“Tenant” means a person entitled as under a rental agreement to\noccupy a manufactured home lot to the exclusion of others.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 535, \u00a7 55-248.41; 1983, c. 386; 1991, c. 500; 1992, c. 709;\n2018, c. 408; 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}}