Virginia Rental Lease Agreement Templates (7)

Brokerage Relationship to Unrepresented Party Disclosure Statement: This explicitly informs landlords and tenants when the same real estate agent represents them both.

Defective Drywall Disclosure Statement: Landlords traditionally inform tenants whenever the property has defective drywall; however, this is no longer required.

Guarantee of Lease Agreement (Form 230): Non-tenant co-sign leases only to specifically promise to cover rent if necessary.

Pet Addendum: Identifies all animals tenants will have on the property as well as the conditions and code of conduct.

Pool and Spa Addendum: Rental properties that include a pool and/or spa on the premises should incorporate this documentation when fulfilling the lease agreement.

Residential Move-In Move-Out Inspection Report (Realtor Version): A form explicitly detailing the property’s condition before and after term.

Virginia Realtors Residential Property Management and Exclusive Rental Agreement: Owners/Landlords use this whenever hiring property managers, detailing their relationship.

Residential Rental Consumer Disclosure Information Form: Encapsulates all the state’s required disclosures into one document, assuring a legal contract accordingly.

Identification of the Landlord or Authorized Personnel: The lease agreement must explicitly include the names and addresses of all owners, authorized agents, and property management company (§ 55-248.12).

Utility Payment Structure: Whenever landlords allocate utility bills, the details of the usage ratio must be in the lease. Additionally, this includes any fees or deposits necessary to set up an account or move out. (§ 55-226.2).

Move-In Checklist: Landlords have five days after move-ins to document current damages, while tenants have 5 days to dispute (§ 55-248.11:1).

Condo: Landlords must inform incoming tenants in multi-family buildings whenever owners apply for condominium or cooperative permits (§ 55-248.12).

Military Base or Noise Zone: For those properties that lie close to a military airbase, or area deemed as a potential “noise zone” or “accident potential zone”, full disclosure must be expressly given within the leasing document. In the case that disclosure is not carried out, the tenant may have thirty (30) days to terminate the lease (§ 55-248.12:1).

Mold: Landlords acknowledge, explicitly in writing, of viewable evidence of mold contamination within the rental residence (§ 55-248.11:2).

Lead-Based Paint (42 U.S. Code § 4852d): Federal law mandates that any residence built before 1978 include a specific discussion on the potential of exposure to lead-based paint.

Previous Manufacture of Methamphetamine on Premises (VA Code §§ 55.1-1219): Landlords inform incoming tenants of a property’s history with methamphetamine presence and manufacture (if relevant).

Unpaid Rent: Landlords can serve tenants who neglect to pay rent on time with a 5-day pay-or-quit notice accordingly (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F)).

Itemized List: Landlords must provide a list of deductions whenever returning the security; however, if this exceeds the deposit amount, they have an additional 15 days to itemize costs (Va. Code § 55.1-1226(A).

Emergency Entry: Landlords in Virginia can respond to emergencies by accessing the premises whenever immediate response is necessary (Va. Code §§ 55.1-1229(A)(4)).

Domestic Violence: Virginia domestic violence victims terminate prematurely with 28 days’ notice and qualifying supporting documents:

• Order of protection
• “Conviction order, warrant summons, information, or indictment” (Va. Code § 55.1-1236).

Active Military: Service members, as well as their spouses, give 30 days’ notice whenever relocating under orders (50 USC 3955).

Landlord Noncompliance: Tenants serve landlords violating leases 30 days’ notice to cure or terminate while requiring remedy in 21 days (Va. Code § 55.1-1234).

Landlord Harassment: Tenants may respond to landlord harassment by seeking injunctive relief or lease termination from the courts after giving notice to cease (VA Code § 55.1-1210)

Inhabitability: Virginia permits tenants to terminate leases after 30 days’ notice whenever the landlord cannot restore habitability within 21 days (Va. Code § 55.1-1234).

Landlords may dispose of tenant property so long as they deliver at least one notice:

• Termination notice warning of property disposal after 24 hours (applicable to tenants with previous abandonment notices)
• 7-day abandonment notice allowing disposal of tenant property no less than 24 hours after notice expiration.
• 10-day written notice with property disposal occurring 11 days after the notice date ((Va. Code §§ 55.1-1254), (Va. Code § 55.1-1249).