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Virginia Pet Addendum

This Virginia pet addendum lets a tenant keep named animals on an existing lease. Virginia generally caps a security deposit at 2× monthly rent. A pet deposit usually counts toward that cap. Assistance animals required by fair-housing law are not pets and cannot be charged a pet deposit or pet rent. It does not replace the lease, and it does not apply to assistance animals.

• Keep the combined security plus pet deposit inside the statewide cap.
• Unused deposit money is generally due within 45 days (Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-1226).
• Assistance animals are not pets. Do not use this addendum to charge a deposit or rent for one.