Article 5 Landlord Remedies

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §55.1-1245 (Effective the later of July 1, 2028, or 7 years after the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency expires) Noncompliance with rental agreement; monetary penalty
  • §55.1-1246 Barring guest or invitee of a tenant
  • §55.1-1247 Sheriffs authorized to serve certain notices; fee for service
  • §55.1-1248 Remedy by repair, etc.; emergencies
  • §55.1-1249 Remedies for absence, nonuse, and abandonment
  • §55.1-1250 Landlord’s acceptance of rent with reservation; tenant’s right of redemption
  • §55.1-1251 Remedy after termination
  • §55.1-1252 Recovery of possession limited
  • §55.1-1253 Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies
  • §55.1-1254 Disposal of property abandoned by tenants
  • §55.1-1255 Authority of sheriffs to store and sell personal property removed from residential premises; recovery of possession by owner; disposition or sale
  • §55.1-1256 Disposal of property of deceased tenants
  • §55.1-1257 Who may recover rent or possession