One. Any member of the United States Armed Forces or a member of the National Guard serving full-time or as an officer in the National Guard may, in accordance with the procedure described in Subsection B, terminate their lease if the member (i) has received a permanent change in station orders to travel 35 miles or more (radius) from the location of the housing unit, (ii) has received temporary duty orders of more than three months, to leave 35 miles or more (radius) of the location of the housing unit, (iii) to be released or discharged from active service in the United States Armed Forces or from full-time service or technician status with the National Guard, or (iv) is ordered to report to government-provided wards, resulting in the loss of the basic ward allowance. As a tenant, there are certain rights and obligations related to renting a home in Virginia. A summary of these rights and obligations can be found by clicking on the tenant`s rights and obligations link. For more information on rights and obligations, see the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Handbook. The manual contains more information about the rental process. One. The landlord of a property located in a location where a military aerial facility is located, or any person authorized to enter into a lease on its behalf, must notify a potential tenant in writing that the property is in a noise zone or a potential accident zone, or both, as indicated by the locality on its official zone map. This disclosure must be made before the signing of a written lease by the lessee or, in the case of an oral lease, before the tenant occupies it. The disclosure must indicate the noise zone or potential accident zone in which the property is located according to the official map of the site area. Disclosure under this section that contains inaccurate information about the location of the noise zone or potential accident zone is considered a secret unless the inaccurate information is provided by an officer or employee of the location of the property. B.

The lessor may require that authorized contact person to provide adequate proof of identity. Thereafter, the authorized contact person specified in the rental application, tenancy agreement or other landlord document may (i) have access to the housing unit or the tenant`s premises and records maintained by the landlord, and (ii) properly claim the deceased tenant`s personal property and otherwise settle the deceased tenant`s affairs with the landlord. One. No landlord or manager can disclose information about a potential tenant or tenant owned by the landlord or manager to third parties unless: This year, Virginia lawmakers have taken action and made great strides in protecting the interests of a residential tenant. In its last session, the Virginia General Assembly passed a new set of laws that repealed all old tenant laws for apartment owners and created new and very powerful tools for tenants. Perhaps the most effective new law is Section 55.1-1204(C) of the Virginia Code, which derives a lease with certain conditions, even if there is no physical written lease to speak of. E. The Lessor must inform the Tenant in writing of all the deductions provided for in this section to be made from the Tenant`s deposit during the rental. Such notification shall be made within 30 days of the determination of the deduction and shall state the reasons on which it is based in the same manner as that provided for in Subsection F.

Such notice is not required for deductions made less than 30 days before the termination of the lease. If the landlord intentionally fails to comply with this section, the court will order the return of the deposit to the tenant along with actual damages and reasonable attorneys` fees, unless the tenant owes the landlord rent, in which case the court orders an amount equal to the deposit that will be deducted from the rent owed to the landlord. In the event that the damage to the premises exceeds the amount of the deposit and requires the services of a third-party contractor, the owner must inform the tenant in writing within the 45-day period required in paragraph A. If the notice is made as prescribed in this subsection, the landlord has an additional 15 days to provide a breakdown of the damage and repair costs. This section does not prevent the landlord or lessee from claiming other damages to which he is entitled under this chapter. .