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But in case of such destruction there shall be a reasonable reduction of the rent for such time as may elapse until there are again upon the premises buildings of as much value to the tenant for his purposes as what may have been so destroyed, and, in case of such deprivation of possession, a like reduction until possession of the premises is restored to him.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":229892,"text":"No covenant or promise by a lessee of nonresidential property to pay the rent, or that he will keep or leave the premises in good repair, shall have the effect, if the buildings on the premises are destroyed by fire or otherwise, in whole or in part, without fault or negligence on his part, or if he is deprived of the possession of the premises by the public enemy, of binding him to make such payment or repair or erect such buildings again, unless there are other words showing it to be the intent of the parties that he should be so bound. But in case of such destruction there shall be a reasonable reduction of the rent for such time as may elapse until there are again upon the premises buildings of as much value to the tenant for his purposes as what may have been so destroyed, and, in case of such deprivation of possession, a like reduction until possession of the premises is restored to him.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15972,"edition_id":1,"name":"Landlord Obligations","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14155,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:03:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:03:01","permalink":{"id":246305,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15972,"identifier":"3","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/3","url":"\/55.1\/III\/14\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14155,"edition_id":1,"name":"Nonresidential Tenancies","identifier":"14","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13073,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:04","permalink":{"id":246271,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14155,"identifier":"14","token":"55.1\/III\/14","url":"\/55.1\/III\/14\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13073,"edition_id":1,"name":"Rental Conveyances","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:14","permalink":{"id":245883,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13073,"identifier":"III","token":"55.1\/III","url":"\/55.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property and Conveyances","identifier":"55.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":244769,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12707,"identifier":"55.1","token":"55.1","url":"\/55.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":62277,"structure_id":15972,"section_number":"55.1-1410","catch_line":"Notice to terminate a tenancy in nonresidential rental property; notice of change in use of multifamily residential building","url":"\/55.1-1410\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/3\/55.1-1410","metadata":false},{"id":63037,"structure_id":15972,"section_number":"55.1-1411","catch_line":"Nonresidential buildings destroyed or lessee deprived of possession; covenant to pay rent or repair; reduction of rent","url":"\/55.1-1411\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/3\/55.1-1411","metadata":false},{"id":81674,"structure_id":15972,"section_number":"55.1-1412","catch_line":"Security systems for nonresidential rental property","url":"\/55.1-1412\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/3\/55.1-1412","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":62277,"structure_id":15972,"section_number":"55.1-1410","catch_line":"Notice to terminate a tenancy in nonresidential rental property; notice of change in use of multifamily residential building","url":"\/55.1-1410\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/3\/55.1-1410","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":81674,"structure_id":15972,"section_number":"55.1-1412","catch_line":"Security systems for nonresidential rental property","url":"\/55.1-1412\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/3\/55.1-1412","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/55.1-1411\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 2017, chapter 730<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69167,"section_number":"55.1-1240","catch_line":"Fire or casualty damage","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1240\/"},{"id":54680,"section_number":"55.1-1603","catch_line":"Certain covenants of lessee that \"he will not assign without leave\" and that \"he will leave the premises in good repair.\"","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1603\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":246311,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63037,"identifier":"55.1-1411","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/3\/55.1-1411","url":"\/55.1-1411\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1411\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/3\/55.1-1411","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nonresidential buildings destroyed or lessee deprived of possession; covenant to pay rent or repair; reduction of rent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1411","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No covenant or promise by a lessee of nonresidential property to pay the rent, or that he will keep or leave the premises in good repair, shall have the effect, if the buildings on the premises are destroyed by fire or otherwise, in whole or in part, without fault or negligence<\/span> on his part, or if he is deprived of the possession<\/span> of the premises by the public enemy, of binding him to make such payment or repair or erect such buildings again, unless there are other words showing it to be the intent<\/span> of the parties that he should be so bound. But in case of such destruction there shall be a reasonable reduction of the rent for such time as may elapse until there are again upon the premises buildings of as much value to the tenant for his purposes as what may have been so destroyed, and, in case of such deprivation of possession<\/span>, a like reduction until possession<\/span> of the premises is restored to him.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS DESTROYED OR LESSEE DEPRIVED OF POSSESSION; COVENANT TO\nPAY RENT OR REPAIR; REDUCTION OF RENT (\u00a7 55.1-1411)\n\nNo covenant or promise by a lessee of nonresidential property to pay the rent,\nor that he will keep or leave the premises in good repair, shall have the\neffect, if the buildings on the premises are destroyed by fire or otherwise, in\nwhole or in part, without fault or negligence on his part, or if he is deprived\nof the possession of the premises by the public enemy, of binding him to make\nsuch payment or repair or erect such buildings again, unless there are other\nwords showing it to be the intent of the parties that he should be so bound. But\nin case of such destruction there shall be a reasonable reduction of the rent\nfor such time as may elapse until there are again upon the premises buildings of\nas much value to the tenant for his purposes as what may have been so destroyed,\nand, in case of such deprivation of possession, a like reduction until\npossession of the premises is restored to him.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5180; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-226; 2017, c. 730; 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}}