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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60393</law_id><section_number>36-105.4</section_number><catch_line>Occupancy standards for residential dwelling units</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>37.2-431.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="36">Housing</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="6">Uniform Statewide Building Code</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">owner</span> or managing agent of a residential dwelling unit may develop and implement occupancy standards restricting the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling unit to two persons per bedroom, which is presumed to be reasonable. For purposes of Chapter 5.1 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Declaration of policy" href="/36-96.1/">36-96.1</a> et seq.), such occupancy standard is subject to the provisions of applicable state and federal <span class="dictionary">laws</span> and regulations. Under the Uniform Statewide <span class="dictionary">Building Code</span>, each bedroom shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area, and each bedroom occupied by more than one person shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area for each occupant. Reasonable occupancy standards of an <span class="dictionary">owner</span> or managing agent shall not be enforceable under the provisions of the Uniform Statewide <span class="dictionary">Building Code</span>.</p></section></text><history>2013, c. 526.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
