In addition to the remedies provided by §§ 55.1-1228 and 55.1-1311, a landlord may evict a tenant only for violation of the applicable building and housing code caused by a lack of reasonable care by the tenant, a member of the tenant’s household, or a guest or invitee of the tenant.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 55.1-1315

  • Guest or invitee: means a person, other than the tenant, who has the permission of the tenant to visit but not to occupy the premises. See Virginia Code 55.1-1300
  • Landlord: means the manufactured home park owner or the lessor or sublessor of a manufactured home park. See Virginia Code 55.1-1300
  • Tenant: means a person entitled as under a rental agreement to occupy a manufactured home lot to the exclusion of others. See Virginia Code 55.1-1300

1992, c. 709, § 55-248.50:1; 2019, c. 712; 2024, cc. 726, 762.