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Virginia renter billing guide

Virginia Rental Charges & Security Deposit Guide

Virginia combines a two-month deposit cap, a 45-day disposition rule, tenant move-out inspection rights, two years of deduction-record access and a narrow additional 15-day contractor period.

Last reviewed: August 30, 2026Primary law: Va. Code § 55.1-1226 ↗
Virginia highlights: security deposits are capped at two months’ periodic rent; written disposition and refund are generally due within 45 days after the later of tenancy termination or move-out; a tenant can request to attend the inspection; and a qualifying third-party-contractor damage case can add 15 days for final itemization.
Deposit cap2 months’ rent

Va. Code § 55.1-1226(A).

Main disposition deadline45 days

Measured from the later statutory trigger.

InspectionWithin 72 hours

Of possession delivery when the tenant properly asks to attend.

Deduction records2 years

Tenant or authorized representative may inspect records during normal business hours.

Virginia charge guides

These pages are indexable because their legal layer is built directly from the current Virginia General Assembly Code page.

Virginia has more than one post-move-out clock

The normal security-deposit disposition deadline is 45 days. A separate additional 15-day period applies only when premises damage exceeds the deposit, requires a third-party contractor and the landlord gives the required written notice within the first 45 days. RentBillCheck keeps those two situations separate.

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