For housing near James Madison University, what if a privately rented JMU-area unit is dangerously uninhabitable at the start of the lease?
DIRECT ANSWER
§55.1-1234.1; applies to qualifying serious conditions, not every cosmetic defect or dissatisfaction. 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.
Virginia provides a termination path for a serious initial life, health, safety, or fire hazard, including the listed essential-service and rodent conditions. The tenant must give written termination notice within seven days of the scheduled possession date. The statute provides deposit-and-rent refund timing and a process if the landlord contests whether termination is justified.
Answer
Virginia provides a termination path for a serious initial life, health, safety, or fire hazard, including the listed essential-service and rodent conditions. The tenant must give written termination notice within seven days of the scheduled possession date. The statute provides deposit-and-rent refund timing and a process if the landlord contests whether termination is justified.
Scope and verification
§55.1-1234.1; applies to qualifying serious conditions, not every cosmetic defect or dissatisfaction.
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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