For housing near James Madison University, must a JMU-area renter use a fee-charging payment portal for rent?
DIRECT ANSWER
§55.1-1204(J), currently effective version; no portal policy at a named property is established. 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.
For covered Virginia rentals, landlords must accept check and money order and must offer an alternative without added processing fees if charging a payment-processing fee. Electronic-payment processing charges also cannot exceed actual third-party out-of-pocket expense; the statute separately addresses small-landlord card acceptance.
Answer
For covered Virginia rentals, landlords must accept check and money order and must offer an alternative without added processing fees if charging a payment-processing fee. Electronic-payment processing charges also cannot exceed actual third-party out-of-pocket expense; the statute separately addresses small-landlord card acceptance.
Scope and verification
§55.1-1204(J), currently effective version; no portal policy at a named property is established.
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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