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Chapter 50.\n\t\t\t“Religion” includes any outward expression of religious faith, including adherence to religious dressing and grooming practices and the carrying or display of religious items or symbols.B\n\nNo landlord shall unreasonably refuse or restrict the sale or rental of a manufactured home located in his manufactured home park by a tenant. No landlord shall prohibit the manufactured home owner from placing a “for sale” sign on or in the owner’s home except that the size, placement, and character of all signs are subject to the rules and regulations of the manufactured home park. Prior to selling or leasing the manufactured home, the tenant shall give notice to the landlord, including the name of the prospective vendee or lessee if the prospective vendee or lessee intends to occupy the manufactured home in that manufactured home park. The landlord shall have the burden of proving that his refusal or restriction regarding the sale or rental of a manufactured home was reasonable. The refusal or restriction of the sale or rental of a manufactured home exclusively or predominantly based on the age of the home shall be considered unreasonable. Any refusal or restriction based on race, color, religion, national origin, military status, familial status, marital status, elderliness, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, or pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions shall be conclusively presumed to be unreasonable.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256484,"text":"For purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Military status” means status as (i) a member of the uniformed forces, as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(5), of the United States or a reserve component thereof named under 10 U.S.C. § 10101, (ii) a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. § 101(2), or (iii) a dependent as defined in 50 U.S.C. § 3911(4) except that the support provided by the service member to the individual shall have been provided 180 days immediately preceding an alleged action that if proven true would constitute unlawful discrimination under this section instead of 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief under 50 U.S.C. 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The landlord shall have the burden of proving that his refusal or restriction regarding the sale or rental of a manufactured home was reasonable. The refusal or restriction of the sale or rental of a manufactured home exclusively or predominantly based on the age of the home shall be considered unreasonable. 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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 1986, chapter 586; in 1992, chapter 709; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 1137<\/a> and 1140<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 799<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64757,"section_number":"55.1-1318","catch_line":"Penalties for violation of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1318\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":246231,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71140,"identifier":"55.1-1310","token":"55.1\/III\/13\/55.1-1310","url":"\/55.1-1310\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1310\/","token":"55.1\/III\/13\/55.1-1310","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale or lease of manufactured home by manufactured home owner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1310","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Military status<\/span>” means status as (i) a member of the uniformed forces, as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(5), of the United States or a reserve component thereof named under 10 U.S.C. § 10101, (ii) a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. § 101(2), or (iii) a dependent as defined in 50 U.S.C. § 3911(4) except that the support provided by the service member to the individual shall have been provided 180 days immediately preceding an alleged action that if proven true would constitute unlawful discrimination under this section instead of 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief under 50 U.S.C. Chapter 50.\n\t\t\t“Religion<\/span>” includes any outward expression of religious faith, including adherence to religious dressing and grooming practices and the carrying or display of religious items or symbols. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No landlord<\/span> shall unreasonably refuse or restrict the sale or rental of a manufactured home located in his manufactured home park<\/span> by a tenant<\/span>. No landlord<\/span> shall prohibit the manufactured home owner<\/span> from placing a “for sale” sign on or in the owner’s home except that the size, placement, and character of all signs are subject to the rules and regulations of the manufactured home park<\/span>. Prior to selling or leasing the manufactured home, the tenant<\/span> shall give notice to the landlord<\/span>, including the name of the prospective vendee or lessee if the prospective vendee or lessee intends to occupy the manufactured home in that manufactured home park<\/span>. The landlord<\/span> shall have the burden of proving that his refusal or restriction regarding the sale or rental of a manufactured home was reasonable. The refusal or restriction of the sale or rental of a manufactured home exclusively or predominantly based on the age of the home shall be considered unreasonable. Any refusal or restriction based on race, color, religion<\/span>, national origin, military status<\/span>, familial status, marital status, elderliness, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, or pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions shall be conclusively presumed to be unreasonable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OR LEASE OF MANUFACTURED HOME BY MANUFACTURED HOME OWNER (\u00a7 55.1-1310)\n\nA. For purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Military status” means status as (i) a member of the uniformed\nforces, as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(5), of the United States or a\nreserve component thereof named under 10 U.S.C. § 10101, (ii) a veteran as\ndefined in 38 U.S.C. § 101(2), or (iii) a dependent as defined in 50 U.S.C.\n§ 3911(4) except that the support provided by the service member to the\nindividual shall have been provided 180 days immediately preceding an alleged\naction that if proven true would constitute unlawful discrimination under this\nsection instead of 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief\nunder 50 U.S.C. Chapter 50.\n\t\t\t“Religion” includes any outward expression of religious faith,\nincluding adherence to religious dressing and grooming practices and the\ncarrying or display of religious items or symbols.\n\nB. No landlord shall unreasonably refuse or restrict the sale or rental of a\nmanufactured home located in his manufactured home park by a tenant. No landlord\nshall prohibit the manufactured home owner from placing a “for sale”\nsign on or in the owner’s home except that the size, placement, and\ncharacter of all signs are subject to the rules and regulations of the\nmanufactured home park. Prior to selling or leasing the manufactured home, the\ntenant shall give notice to the landlord, including the name of the prospective\nvendee or lessee if the prospective vendee or lessee intends to occupy the\nmanufactured home in that manufactured home park. The landlord shall have the\nburden of proving that his refusal or restriction regarding the sale or rental\nof a manufactured home was reasonable. The refusal or restriction of the sale or\nrental of a manufactured home exclusively or predominantly based on the age of\nthe home shall be considered unreasonable. Any refusal or restriction based on\nrace, color, religion, national origin, military status, familial status,\nmarital status, elderliness, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity,\nsex, or pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions shall be\nconclusively presumed to be unreasonable.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 535, \u00a7 55-248.47; 1986, c. 586; 1992, c. 709; 2019, c. 712;\n2020, cc. 1137, 1140; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 477, 478; 2022, c. 799.","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}}