Virginia § 55.1-1413 Effect of failure of tenant in nonresidential rental property to vacate premises at expiration of term

Virginia Statutes

§ 55.1-1413 — Effect of failure of tenant in nonresidential rental property to vacate premises at expiration of term

Virginia § 55.1-1413

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 55.1Property and Conveyances

Subtitle IIIRental Conveyances

Ch. 14Nonresidential Tenancies

Art. 4Landlord Remedies

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-1413 (2026).

Text

A tenant from year-to-year, month-to-month, or other definite term in a nonresidential rental property shall not, by his mere failure to vacate the premises upon the expiration of the lease, be held as tenant for another term when such failure is not due to his willfulness, negligence, or other avoidable cause, but such tenant shall be liable to the lessor for use and occupation of the premises and also for any loss or damage sustained by the lessor because of such failure to surrender possession at the time stipulated.

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A tenant from year-to-year, month-to-month, or other definite term in a nonresidential rental property shall not, by his mere failure to vacate the premises upon the expiration of the lease, be held as tenant for another term when such failure is not due to his willfulness, negligence, or other avoidable cause, but such tenant shall be liable to the lessor for use and occupation of the premises and also for any loss or damage sustained by the lessor because of such failure to surrender possession at the time stipulated.