For housing near James Madison University, can an investor shift every Virginia rental maintenance duty to tenants?
DIRECT ANSWER
§55.1-1220(A) and (D); no blanket landlord-duty waiver. Source as of: 2026-10-16 Use cited page body and explicit policy period. A page update date does not extend an expired rate or deadline. Confirm current requirements and the actual student, employee, household or property circumstances with the cited authority. No property inventory or named professional is assigned by this answer.
No. The statute requires habitable premises, health-and-safety code compliance, safe supplied systems and appliances, and specified common-area, moisture, waste, water and seasonal-heat duties. Only the identified duties and specified work may be allocated by a good-faith written agreement that does not evade landlord obligations or affect other tenants.
Answer
No. The statute requires habitable premises, health-and-safety code compliance, safe supplied systems and appliances, and specified common-area, moisture, waste, water and seasonal-heat duties. Only the identified duties and specified work may be allocated by a good-faith written agreement that does not evade landlord obligations or affect other tenants.
Scope and verification
§55.1-1220(A) and (D); no blanket landlord-duty waiver.
Source as of: 2026-10-16
Use cited page body and explicit policy period. A page update date does not extend an expired rate or deadline.
Confirm current requirements and the actual student, employee, household or property circumstances with the cited authority. No property inventory or named professional is assigned by this answer.
Sources & verification
- Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act Retained independently source-supported evidence for the stated question and qualifications
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