records. However, if the landlord makes available tenant records to each tenant by electronic portal, the tenant shall not be required to pay for access to such portal.
F. If a tenant requests in writing a copy of his tenant records pursuant to subsection E, the landlord shall provide within 10 business days, either in writing or via an electronic portal available at no charge to the tenant, a written statement of charges and payments over the course of the tenancy or the past 12 months, whichever is shorter, including any application fee, application deposit, security deposit, rent, and additional charges that comprise rent in accordance with the rental agreement. If the rental agreement provides for the use of submetering equipment or energy allocation equipment, as those terms are defined in § 56-245.2, or a ratio utility billing system as defined in § 55.1-1212, such statement shall also disclose any such allocation method and itemize debits and credits incurred by the tenant for energy and utility bills and any additional charges permitted pursuant to subsections C and D of § 55.1-1212. The landlord may use the template developed pursuant to subdivision 33 of § 36-139 to create such written statement. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any landlord that owns fewer than four rental dwelling units or less than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth unless such landlord receives any state or local rental or utility assistance funds on behalf of the tenant.
1985, c. 567, § 55-248.9:1; 2000, c. 760; 2003, c. 426; 2006, cc. 491, 667; 2008, c. 489; 2010, c. 550; 2015, c. 596; 2016, c. 744; 2018, c. 221; 2019, c. 712; 2020, c. 388; 2026, c. 640.googleoff: index