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1998 SESSION
981599216Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 55-248.38:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 55-248.38:1. Disposal of property abandoned by tenants; liability for local fines.
If any items of personal property are left in the premises, or in any storage
area provided by the landlord, after the rental agreement has terminated and
delivery of possession has occurred, the landlord may consider such property to
be abandoned. The landlord shall prepare an itemized listing of such
property, and may immediately remove such property from the premises or storage
area to a place of safekeeping where it shall be held for a period of one month
from the termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession. The tenant
shall have the right to claim such property within said one-month period,
provided the tenant pays the reasonable costs incurred by the landlord in
placing said property in storage or safekeeping. Upon expiration of thirty days
from the termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession, the
The landlord may dispose of the property so abandoned as the
landlord sees fit or appropriate, provided he has given ten days' written
notice to the tenant at the last known address of the tenant, address
correction requested, as otherwise provided in this chapter, and provided
he maintains the itemized listing of such property so disposed of by the
landlord for a period of two years thereafter. If the landlord received
any funds from any sale of abandoned property as provided in this section, the
landlord shall pay such funds to the account of the tenant and apply same to
any amounts due the landlord by the tenant, including the reasonable costs
incurred by the landlord in selling, storing or safekeeping such property. If
any such funds are remaining after application, the remaining funds shall be
treated as a security deposit under the provisions of § 55-248.11 of this
chapter. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if the landlord
has been granted a writ of possession for the premises in accordance with Title
8.01 and execution of such writ has been completed pursuant to § 8.01-470.