                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMPLOYEES OF THE LANDLORD; RENTAL DWELLING UNIT KEYS AND ELECTRONIC KEY CODES;
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (§ 55.1-1209.1)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;key&#8221; means any physical or electronic
mechanism used to gain access to a rental dwelling unit.

B. Any landlord who owns more than 200 rental dwelling units that are attached
to the same piece of real property in the Commonwealth shall establish:

   1. A policy requiring any applicant for employment in any position that will
   have access to keys for each rental dwelling unit to be subject to a
   pre-employment criminal history records check; and

   2. Written policies and procedures regarding the (i) storage, issuance and
   return, and security of; (ii) access to; and (iii) if applicable, usage and
   deactivation of rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) a financial
institution, as defined in &#xA7; 6.2-100, or (ii) any person who is a real
estate licensee pursuant to Chapter 21 (&#xA7; 54.1-2100 et seq.) of Title 54.1.

HISTORY: 2023, c. 432.