The Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act covers:
If you live in an apartment building or in any type of multi-family housing.  Multi-family housing means you share heating, hot water, entry and exit, or some other service with another dwelling unit in the same building.  You also are covered if your landlord rents out more than ten single-family homes.  In cities and in urban counties, you are covered if your landlord rents out more than four single-family homes.

Virginia Evictions - Questions and Answers

What type of notice does a landlord have to give to evict?

Is a landlord’s oral notice to move any good? No.  A landlord’s oral notice to move is not good.  An oral notice to move should not allow the landlord to start an eviction.  You do not have to move just because a landlord has given an oral notice.

What type of notice does a landlord have to give in a non-payment of rent case? If a landlord wants to evict you for not paying rent, the landlord must give you a written notice to either move or pay rent in 5 days.  If you pay the rent in 5 days, you get to stay.  If you do not pay, the landlord can start an eviction in General District Court ( GDC ).  You do not have to move just because the landlord has given a written notice.

For more information on Virginia Evictions, see our:
 -  Virginia Evictions - Questions and Answers

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