eSignature Virginia Lease Agreement Made Easy

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the virginia rental agreement in this video we will tell you about the most noteworthy aspects of rental agreements in the state of virginia what is a rental agreement a rental agreement or a lease is a document that outlines the arrangement between two parties regarding a property rental the one who's paying rent is called a tenant while the owner of the property who lets the other party use it under certain conditions is called a landlord the parties may also be called a lesser and lessee typically a rental agreement lasts for 6 or 12 months with rent being paid every month or every week there is one federal disclosure that works for all lease agreements in the united states this is called the lead disclosure and it requires the landlord to tell the tenant about all known lead paint hazards they should also provide the state-approved version of the pamphlet protect your family from lead in your home however this requirement applies to not all types of residential dwellings required disclosures apart from the above mentioned disclosure the landlord should also provide the following information in a lease agreement the names and addresses of the persons authorized to manage the premises to be rented and its owners the specifics of how utilities are split between multiple tenants and common areas a written inventory of the condition of the rental unit excluding ordinary wear and tear any knowledge relating to methamphetamine manufacturing use or storage and the premises to be rented information on whether there is any visible evidence of mold in areas readily accessible within the interior of the dwelling unit if there are plans for tenants to be displaced from the property within six months of moving due to demolition rehabilitation or conversion if a dwelling unit is located nearby a military air installation that poses a risk for noise disturbances or accidents and finally any knowledge of defective drywall which can pose a hazard to a potential tenant security deposits a landlord in virginia cannot set a security deposit higher than two months rent the landlord can use the deposit to pay for unpaid rent or repair any property damages caused by the tenant after conducting an inspection for damages on the premise the tenant should get an itemized statement specifying detriments by mail or hand delivery the deposit should be returned by the landlord within 45 days after the termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession the landlord who fails to return the security deposit along with the itemized statement of damages should return to the tenant the full amount of security deposit together with actual damage and reasonable attorney fees landlord access the virginia code requires a landlord to provide a 24-hour notice before entering the rented premises to perform routine maintenance that has not been requested by the tenant if the tenant makes a request for maintenance the landlord is not required to provide notice to the tenant the tenant's consent is also not needed in cases of emergency termination of agreement to terminate a month-to-month tenancy a notice to terminate the lease should be sent at least 30 days before the expected date to terminate a week-to-week tenancy a notice should be sent at least seven days before the expected date the parties can also agree to early termination of a rental agreement notices for non-payment and non-compliance if the tenant fails to pay rent at least a five-day notice to pay or quit should be mailed by the landlord in virginia if the tenant breaches the lease in another way the landlord should give them at least a 30-day notice to remedy the breach within 21 days after receiving the notice or vacate the premises