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Virginia notice of entry template

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Your Virginia notice of entry has 2 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • Notice of the intent to enter, entry at reasonable times
  • 72 hours for routine maintenance, with the last possible date

A notice of entry template set up for Virginia. In Word and PDF.

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Virginia Notice of entry Template
Landlord or property manager
Tenant names
Rental unit address
Date the notice is given
How the notice is given
Date of entry
Time of entry or time window
Purpose of entry
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Virginia rules for this report

These rules are about how and when you report, not the template's fields. Check them before you deliver.

  • The Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies to occupancy in all single-family and multifamily dwelling units, except listed occupancies such as institutions, owner-occupied condominiums and cooperatives, campgrounds, rent-free occupancy and contract-of-sale occupancyVa. Code s. 55.1-1201 (B), (C)
  • The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for the landlord to enter to inspect, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen or contractorsVa. Code s. 55.1-1229 (A) (1)
  • Except in an emergency or if it is impractical, the landlord gives notice of the intent to enter and enters only at reasonable times; the landlord may enter without consent in an emergency and may not abuse access or use it to harass the tenantVa. Code s. 55.1-1229 (A) (4)
  • Unless impractical, routine maintenance the tenant has not requested needs at least 72 hours' notice, is done within 14 days of delivering the notice, and the notice states the last date it may be done; no notice is needed for maintenance the tenant requestedVa. Code s. 55.1-1229 (A) (4)
  • If the rental agreement provides for it, a tenant who without reasonable justification refuses to let the landlord show the unit for sale or lease can owe damages, costs and reasonable attorney feesVa. Code s. 55.1-1229 (A) (3)
  • The landlord has no other right of access except by court order, as sections 55.1-1248 and 55.1-1249 allow, or if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premisesVa. Code s. 55.1-1229 (C)

What is in it

  • Notice of entryThe notice to the tenant, in the standard wording filled in with the entries.
  • Additional detailsAnything else the tenant should know: keys, pets, access instructions.

Rules last reviewed October 26, 2026. Read the full Virginia notice of entry requirements.