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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 709 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 1992 \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 2006, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0303\">303<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"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\/"},{"id":74553,"section_number":"56-245.3","catch_line":"Commission to promulgate regulations and standards","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-245.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246211,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71023,"identifier":"55.1-1307","token":"55.1\/III\/13\/55.1-1307","url":"\/55.1-1307\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1307\/","token":"55.1\/III\/13\/55.1-1307","dublin_core":{"Title":"Charge for utility service","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1307","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Commission to promulgate regulations and standards\" href=\"\/56-245.3\/\">56-245.3<\/a>, a <span class=\"dictionary\">landlord<\/span> who purchases from a publicly regulated utility any electricity, gas, or other utility service, including water and sewer services, for resale or pass-through to a <span class=\"dictionary\">tenant<\/span> may not charge for the resale or pass-through of such service an amount that exceeds the amount permitted under the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Energy submetering, energy allocation equipment, sewer and water submetering equipment, and ratio utility billing systems; local government fees\" href=\"\/55.1-1212\/\">55.1-1212<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHARGE FOR UTILITY SERVICE (\u00a7 55.1-1307)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 56-245.3, a landlord who purchases from a\npublicly regulated utility any electricity, gas, or other utility service,\nincluding water and sewer services, for resale or pass-through to a tenant may\nnot charge for the resale or pass-through of such service an amount that exceeds\nthe amount permitted under the provisions of \u00a7 55.1-1212.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 709, \u00a7 55-248.45:1; 2006, c. 303; 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}}