Richmond Property Management Blog

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...

Military Lease Termination in Virginia: What Rental Owners Need to Know

A Virginia rental owner who receives a military lease termination notice should not process it as an ordinary request to break a lease. Current Virginia law gives qualifying military tenants a statutory termination right, and the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or SCRA, ...

Virginia Rental Fire or Casualty Damage: Landlord and Tenant Rights

A fire or other casualty can turn an ordinary rental into several urgent problems at once: emergency access, property stabilization, resident displacement, insurance claims, repair decisions, and the question of whether the lease continues. For Virginia rental owners, PMI James R...

Air Conditioning as an Essential Service in Virginia Rentals

Virginia changed the legal treatment of central air conditioning under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act on July 1, 2026. Qualifying landlord-supplied central air conditioning is now included in the statutory definition of an "essential service." The chan...

Virginia Eviction Diversion Program: What Landlords Need to Know

Virginia's Eviction Diversion Program can change what happens after a nonpayment unlawful detainer reaches General District Court. For rental owners who want a consistent process from delinquency through court, PMI James River's eviction protection process is built around...

Virginia Landlord-Tenant Law Changes Coming in 2027

Virginia rental owners do not need to wait for the 2027 General Assembly session to start preparing for next year's landlord-tenant law changes. Several of the 2026 Virginia landlord-tenant law changes are already scheduled to take effect in two waves, on January 1 and July 1...

Virginia Tenant Record Requests: What Landlords Must Provide

Virginia tenants already have the right to request copies of their tenant records. Starting July 1, 2027, Virginia adds a more specific accounting requirement for many landlords: when a tenant makes a written request for tenant records, the landlord must provide a written stateme...

Virginia Landlord-Tenant Law Changes in 2026

Virginia rental law changed in several important ways during the 2026 legislative cycle. Some changes are already affecting leases, notices, maintenance, and court procedures. Others were enacted in 2026 but do not take effect until 2027.For Richmond-area rental owners, this annu...

Ashland Rental Market and Pricing Guide

Ashland is the smallest rental market in this pricing series, which makes a local pricing guide more useful only if it is used carefully. The town has a strong independent identity, but a relatively small number of active rentals means broad averages can move noticeably as the mi...

Mechanicsville Rental Market and Pricing Guide

Mechanicsville is often the market identity that matters to a prospective resident, even though the property sits within Hanover County. For rental pricing, that distinction is useful because the homes a Mechanicsville renter compares may form a much tighter competitive set than ...