                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER (§ 55.1-1318)

If the landlord acts in willful violation of § 55.1-1303, 55.1-1306, 55.1-1310,
or 55.1-1314 or if the landlord fails to provide a written, dated rental
agreement, the tenant is entitled to recover from the landlord an amount equal
to the greater of either the tenant&#8217;s monthly rental payment at the time
of the violation or actual damages and reasonable attorney fees.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 586, § 55-248.51; 2019, c. 712.