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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 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 1992, chapter 709; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":246199,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76627,"identifier":"55.1-1304","token":"55.1\/III\/13\/55.1-1304","url":"\/55.1-1304\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1304\/","token":"55.1\/III\/13\/55.1-1304","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tenant’s obligations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1304","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the provisions of the rental agreement<\/span>, the tenant<\/span> shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Comply with applicable laws<\/span> affecting manufactured home owners<\/span> and tenants<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Keep and maintain the exterior of the tenant<\/span>’s manufactured home and manufactured home lot<\/span> as clean and safe as conditions permit; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Place all garbage and other waste in the appropriate receptacles, which shall be provided by the tenant<\/span> when door-to-door garbage and waste pickup is provided; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Use in a reasonable and orderly manner all facilities and appliances in the manufactured home park<\/span> and require any guest or invitee<\/span> to do so; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Conduct himself and require any guest or invitee<\/span> to conduct himself in a manner that will not disturb the tenant<\/span>’s neighbors’ peaceful enjoyment of the premises; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Abide by all reasonable rules and regulations imposed by the landlord<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> In the absence of express written agreement to the contrary, occupy the tenant<\/span>’s manufactured home only as a dwelling unit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTENANT’S OBLIGATIONS (\u00a7 55.1-1304)\n\nIn addition to the provisions of the rental agreement, the tenant shall:\n\n1. Comply with applicable laws affecting manufactured home owners and tenants;\n\n2. Keep and maintain the exterior of the tenant’s manufactured home and\nmanufactured home lot as clean and safe as conditions permit;\n\n3. Place all garbage and other waste in the appropriate receptacles, which shall\nbe provided by the tenant when door-to-door garbage and waste pickup is\nprovided;\n\n4. Use in a reasonable and orderly manner all facilities and appliances in the\nmanufactured home park and require any guest or invitee to do so;\n\n5. Conduct himself and require any guest or invitee to conduct himself in a\nmanner that will not disturb the tenant’s neighbors’ peaceful\nenjoyment of the premises;\n\n6. Abide by all reasonable rules and regulations imposed by the landlord; and\n\n7. In the absence of express written agreement to the contrary, occupy the\ntenant’s manufactured home only as a dwelling unit.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 535, \u00a7 55-248.44; 1992, c. 709; 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}}