“start date of the lease” means the date on which the tenant is entitled to occupy the dwelling unit as a tenant. If the landlord says that an infringement cannot be corrected, he can send by saying that the contract expires in 30 days, whether or not the tenant tries to solve the problem. If an offence involves a criminal or intentional act that constitutes a threat to health or safety, the lessor may immediately terminate the rental agreement and take possession of it through an expedited judicial procedure. If the criminal activity involves drugs, the tenant is deemed to have knowledge of the activity, even if it is carried out by other residents of the premises. The landlord has a higher obligation to prove that the tenant has deliberately broken the law or the rental agreement. No termination of the lease is served on a tenant who receives rent-based rental assistance by (i) the Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 U.S.C§ 1437f (o) or (ii) any other federal, state or local program of a private lessor is effective, unless it contains on its first page, in a manner no smaller or less legible than that usually used in the main part of the communication, the national telephone number for legal aid and the address of the website. The Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, sections 55-248.2 to 55-248.40 of the Virginia Code, sets out the rights and obligations of Commonwealth landlords and tenants. Please read section 55-248.5 to determine if the law applies to your lease. Only the courts can enforce the rights and obligations set out in the law. The organizations listed at the end of this document can provide additional information about the law. However, several cities and counties in Virginia have their own landlord-tenant commission or similar office. Please contact these offices directly for more information that may be specific to your location. “demand bond” means any refundable security of money, whatever it may be, including any funds that are to be used as a surety under a rental agreement or the property paid by a tenant to a lessor to be considered a tenant for a residential unit.
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