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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>75393</law_id><section_number>55.1-1210</section_number><catch_line>Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="55.1">Property and Conveyances</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Rental Conveyances</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="12">Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If the <span class="dictionary">tenant</span> refuses to allow lawful access, the <span class="dictionary">landlord</span> may obtain injunctive relief to compel access, or terminate the <span class="dictionary">rental agreement</span>. In either case, the <span class="dictionary">landlord</span> may recover actual <span class="dictionary">damages</span> and reasonable attorney fees. If the <span class="dictionary">landlord</span> makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry that is otherwise lawful but that have the effect of unreasonably harassing the <span class="dictionary">tenant</span>, the <span class="dictionary">tenant</span> may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct, or terminate the <span class="dictionary">rental agreement</span>. In either case, the <span class="dictionary">tenant</span> may recover actual <span class="dictionary">damages</span> and reasonable attorney fees.</p></section></text><history>2000, c. 760, &#xA7; 55-248.10:1; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
