                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RELOCATION OF TENANT WHERE MOLD REMEDIATION NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED IN THE
DWELLING UNIT (§ 55.1-1231)

Where a mold condition in the dwelling unit materially affects the health or
safety of any tenant or authorized occupant, the landlord may require the tenant
to temporarily vacate the dwelling unit in order for the landlord to perform
mold remediation in accordance with professional standards as defined in §
55.1-1200 for a period not to exceed 30 days. The landlord shall provide the
tenant with either (i) a comparable dwelling unit, as selected by the landlord,
at no expense or cost to the tenant or (ii) a hotel room, as selected by the
landlord, at no expense or cost to the tenant. The landlord shall not be
required to pay for any other expenses of the tenant that arise after the
relocation period. The tenant shall continue to be responsible for payment of
rent under the rental agreement during the period of any temporary relocation
and for the remainder of the term of the rental agreement following the
remediation. Nothing in this section shall be construed as entitling the tenant
to a termination of a tenancy where the landlord has remediated a mold condition
in accordance with professional standards as defined in § 55.1-1200. The
landlord shall pay all costs of the relocation and the mold remediation, unless
the mold is a result of the tenant&#8217;s failure to comply with § 55.1-1227.

HISTORY: 2008, c. 640, § 55-248.18:2; 2009, c. 663; 2011, c. 779; 2016, c. 744;
2017, c. 730; 2019, c. 712.