Virginia Landlord Compliance Kit: Deposit, Notice and Eviction Checklists with an Excel Tracker

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Virginia, and tenants who want the same record, from move-in through move-out or a court case.

Not the right fit if

Your rental is outside Virginia: get that state's kit. Not legal advice, not a lawyer's review of a lease, notice or court case, and not a set of legal notice forms; city and county rules aren't covered.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Virginia data files, checked November 2026 against 9 official pages, among them Code of Virginia (Legislative Information System): 55.1-1226, Security deposits; Virginia DHCD: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act handbook (effective July 1, 2026); Code of Virginia: Title 55.1, Chapter 12, Article 5 (Landlord remedies); Code of Virginia 55.1-1204; Code of Virginia 55.1-1229 (Access; consent); Code of Virginia, Title 8.01, Chapter 3, Article 13 (Unlawful Entry and Detainer).
• 4 items the official pages didn't state are marked "not confirmed" with the page to check, never guessed.
• The workbook recalculates with zero formula errors and works out Virginia notice and deposit dates for you.

What is inside

• Start here. How to use the kit, the 19 confirmed Virginia rules at a glance and the 4 items to confirm: filing fee, time to answer or appear, right to counsel (statewide), diversion or mediation (statewide), each with the official page to check.
• Virginia landlord rules checklist. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: No more than two months' periodic rent (55.1-1226(A)); return deadline: Within 45 days after the termination date of the tenancy or the date the tenant vacates, whichever is later, with deductions itemized in a written notice; 15 more days to itemize repair costs when a third-party contractor is needed and the tenant is told within the 45 days (55.1-1226(A), (E)); itemized list of deductions: Deductions itemized in a written notice with any refund (55.1-1226(A)); the tenant may ask to attend the move-out inspection, held within 72 hours of delivering possession (55.1-1226(G)); interest on the deposit: None stated in Va; where the deposit is held: None stated in 55.1-1226 for ordinary deposits; with no forwarding address, the landlord may hold the deposit in escrow (55.1-1226(B)); penalty the law states: Willful failure to comply: the court orders return of the deposit plus actual damages and reasonable attorney fees (55.1-1226(A)); ending month-to-month (landlord): Written notice at least 30 days before the next rent due date; ending month-to-month (tenant): Written notice at least 30 days before the next rent due date.
• Move-in and move-out deposit checklist. A room-by-room condition checklist for both visits and the steps after move-out, with Virginia's return deadline (within 45 days).
• Notice calendar. When each notice must go out: the lead time for every notice the state's text confirms, with a 2027 month-by-month serve-by table worked out with our notice date calculator's rules.
• Eviction timeline sheet. The Virginia case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• Virginia landlord workbook (Excel). A tenant notice log that dates each notice from the Virginia rules, a deposit tracker that works out the return date for each move-out, and a rent ledger with a running balance.