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CHAPTER 80 An Act to amend and reenact § 55-248.16 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenants’ obligations. [H 2302] Approved March 10, 1999

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 55-248.16 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 55-248.16. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.

A. In addition to the provisions of the rental agreement, the tenant shall:

1. Comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by applicable provisions of building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety;

2. Keep that part of the premises that he occupies and uses as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit;

3. Remove from his dwelling unit all ashes, garbage, rubbish and other waste in a clean and safe manner and in the appropriate receptacles provided by the landlord pursuant to § 55-248.13, if such disposal is on the premises;

4. Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant as clean as their condition permits;

5. Use in a reasonable manner all utilities and all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances including elevators in the premises;

6. Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove any part of the premises or permit any person to do so whether known by the tenant or not;

7. Not remove or tamper with a properly functioning smoke detector, including removing any working batteries, so as to render the smoke detector inoperative;

7. 8. Conduct himself, and require other persons on the premises with his consent whether known by the tenant or not to conduct themselves, in a manner that will not disturb his neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises; and

8. 9. Abide by all reasonable rules and regulations imposed by the landlord pursuant to § 55-248.17 of this chapter.

B. If the duty imposed by subdivision 1 of subsection A is greater than any duty imposed by any other subdivision of that subsection, the tenant's duty shall be determined by reference to subdivision 1.