VA · Free to generate and download
State-specific leases, notices, checklists, and addenda for a Virginia rental. Legal notes last reviewed 2026-08-15. LeaseGen.io is not a law firm.
Compare all 50 states on the full cheat sheet.
Screen an applicant, write the lease, and document the move-in.
Receipts, entry, rent changes, renewals, and papers that amend who lives there.
Give notice, inspect at surrender, and account for the deposit. Use an eviction notice only for unpaid rent or a lease violation.
Short summaries of the rules that shape Virginia leases, notices, and deposit papers on LeaseGen.io. Last reviewed 2026-08-15. Not legal advice.
A security deposit generally may not exceed two months’ rent (Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-1226). Unused deposit plus an itemized list is generally due within 45 days after the tenancy ends.
A month-to-month tenancy generally takes 30 days’ written notice (Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-1253).
Except in an emergency, the landlord must give at least 24 hours’ notice before entering (Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-1229).
A Virginia rent increase should be in writing. Many landlords use at least the same notice they would use to end a month-to-month tenancy. A month-to-month tenancy generally takes 30 days’ written notice (Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-1253). The lease may require more. Local rent-control rules can cap the amount even when the notice period is met.
Virginia’s Residential Landlord and Tenant Act uses a 5-day rent notice and a 21-day cure notice.
Virginia residential leases commonly need these statewide disclosures. The lease generator adds them when your answers trigger them.