                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INSPECTION OF DWELLING UNIT; REPORT (§ 55.1-1214)

A. The landlord shall, within five days after occupancy of a dwelling unit,
submit a written report to the tenant itemizing damages to the dwelling unit
existing at the time of occupancy, and the report shall be deemed correct unless
the tenant objects to it in writing within five days after receipt of the
report.

B. The landlord may adopt a written policy allowing the tenant to prepare the
written report of the move-in inspection, in which case the tenant shall submit
a copy to the landlord, and the report shall be deemed correct unless the
landlord objects thereto in writing within five days after receipt of the
report. Such written policy adopted by the landlord may also provide for the
landlord and the tenant to prepare the written report of the move-in inspection
jointly, in which case both the landlord and the tenant shall sign the written
report and receive a copy of the report, at which time the inspection report
shall be deemed correct.

C. If any damages are reflected on the written report, a landlord is not
required to make repairs to address such damages unless required to do so under
&#xA7; 55.1-1215 or 55.1-1220.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 427, § 55-248.11:1; 1992, c. 451; 2000, c. 760; 2016, c. 744;
2019, c. 712.