Laws & Regulations

Ashland Rental Property Codes and Zoning: What Landlords Need to Check

Ashland rental owners deal with a jurisdictional split that is easy to miss. The Town of Ashland has its own zoning, planning, property-maintenance, and land-use processes, while Hanover County handles important building-permit and inspection functions. PMI James River's owne...

Hanover County Rental Property Codes and Zoning: What Landlords Need to Check

Hanover County rental properties operate under the same Virginia landlord-tenant framework as the rest of the Richmond Metro, but the County has its own zoning, permit, short-term-rental, and enforcement systems. PMI James River's owner resources address day-to-day rental own...

Chesterfield County Rental Property Codes and Zoning: What Landlords Need to Check

Chesterfield County rental owners have to separate statewide landlord-tenant requirements from the County rules that govern the property itself. Zoning, permits, inspections, and code enforcement can affect whether an intended use or renovation works as planned. PMI James River&#...

Henrico County Rental Property Codes and Zoning: What Landlords Need to Check

Henrico County rental owners operate under Virginia landlord-tenant law, but the County also controls important property-level questions through zoning, permits, inspections, and local enforcement. PMI James River's owner resources address the practical operation of rental pr...

Richmond City Rental Property Codes and Zoning: What Landlords Need to Check

Richmond City rental ownership has a local compliance layer that sits on top of Virginia landlord-tenant law. Zoning, permits, property maintenance, short-term-rental rules, and municipal inspection programs can all affect how a property may be used or changed. PMI James River...

Local Rental Property Codes and Ordinances in Richmond: What Landlords Need to Check

Virginia landlord-tenant law sets the statewide framework for operating a rental, but it does not answer every property-level compliance question. Richmond-area owners also have to deal with local zoning, permits, property-maintenance enforcement, rental-inspection programs, shor...

Rental Inspection Programs in Richmond, VA: What Landlords Need to Know

Rental inspection rules across the Richmond Metro are not one regional system. Virginia gives local governments authority to establish residential rental inspection programs, but the actual requirements depend on the city or county governing the property.For rental owners, that m...

Virginia Rent Control Legislation: What Happened and What Comes Next

Virginia rental owners do not need another generic definition of rent control. The more immediate question is whether the General Assembly is moving closer to giving cities and counties authority to regulate rent increases.For owners using PMI James River's owner resources, t...

Virginia Rent Escrow and Habitability Claims: What Landlords Need to Know

Virginia habitability disputes can reach court in two related ways. A tenant may raise qualifying landlord noncompliance as a defense after a landlord files a nonpayment case, or the tenant may file a separate tenant assertion asking the court for relief. Rental owners dealing wi...

Can Virginia Landlords Charge Tenants for Maintenance and Repairs?

Short answer: Virginia's July 1, 2026 law restricts when a landlord can require a tenant to pay a fee for maintenance or repair. It does not make every task that can be described as “maintenance” a landlord responsibility. The same Virginia Residential Landlord an...