The governing body of any locality may require by ordinance that any landlord who rents five or more dwelling units in any one multifamily building shall install:
1. Dead-bolt locks that meet the requirements of the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.) for new multifamily construction and peepholes in any exterior swinging entrance door to any such unit; however, any door having a glass panel shall not require a peephole;
2. Manufacturer's locks that meet the requirements of the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.) and removable metal pins or charlie bars in accordance with the Uniform Statewide Building Code on exterior sliding glass doors located in a building at any level designated in the ordinance; and
3. Locking devices that meet the requirements of the Uniform Statewide Building Code (§ 36-97 et seq.) on all exterior windows.
Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall further provide that any landlord subject to the ordinance shall have a reasonable time as determined by the governing body in which to comply with the requirements of the ordinance.
1977, c. 464, § 55-248.13:1; 1988, c. 500; 2017, c. 730; 2019, c. 712.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 12 - Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
§ 55.1-1201. Applicability of chapter; local authority
§ 55.1-1203. Application; deposit, fee, and additional information
§ 55.1-1205. Prepaid rent; maintenance of escrow account
§ 55.1-1206. Landlord may obtain certain insurance for tenant
§ 55.1-1207. Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement
§ 55.1-1208. Prohibited provisions in rental agreements
§ 55.1-1208.1. Rental agreements; child care
§ 55.1-1209. Confidentiality of tenant records
§ 55.1-1210. Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access
§ 55.1-1213. Transfer of deposits upon purchase
§ 55.1-1214. Inspection of dwelling unit; report
§ 55.1-1215. Disclosure of mold in dwelling units
§ 55.1-1216. Disclosure of sale of premises
§ 55.1-1218. Required disclosures for properties with defective drywall; remedy for nondisclosure
§ 55.1-1220. Landlord to maintain fit premises
§ 55.1-1221. Landlord to provide locks and peepholes
§ 55.1-1222. Access of tenant to cable, satellite, and other television facilities
§ 55.1-1223. Notice to tenants for insecticide or pesticide use
§ 55.1-1224. Limitation of liability
§ 55.1-1225. Tenancy at will; effect of notice of change of terms or provisions of tenancy
§ 55.1-1226. Security deposits
§ 55.1-1227. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit
§ 55.1-1228. Rules and regulations
§ 55.1-1230. Access following entry of certain court orders
§ 55.1-1231. Relocation of tenant where mold remediation needs to be performed in the dwelling unit
§ 55.1-1232. Use and occupancy by tenant
§ 55.1-1233. Tenant to surrender possession of dwelling unit
§ 55.1-1234. Noncompliance by landlord
§ 55.1-1235. Early termination of rental agreement by military personnel
§ 55.1-1237. Notice to tenant in event of foreclosure
§ 55.1-1238. Failure to deliver possession
§ 55.1-1239. Wrongful failure to supply an essential service
§ 55.1-1240. Fire or casualty damage
§ 55.1-1241. Landlord's noncompliance as defense to action for possession for nonpayment of rent
§ 55.1-1242. Rent escrow required for continuance of tenant's case
§ 55.1-1244. Tenant's assertion; rent escrow
§ 55.1-1244.1. Tenant's remedy by repair
§ 55.1-1246. Barring guest or invitee of a tenant
§ 55.1-1247. Sheriffs authorized to serve certain notices; fee for service
§ 55.1-1248. Remedy by repair, etc.; emergencies
§ 55.1-1249. Remedies for absence, nonuse, and abandonment
§ 55.1-1250. Landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation; tenant's right of redemption
§ 55.1-1251. Remedy after termination
§ 55.1-1252. Recovery of possession limited
§ 55.1-1253. Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies
§ 55.1-1254. Disposal of property abandoned by tenants
§ 55.1-1256. Disposal of property of deceased tenants
§ 55.1-1257. Who may recover rent or possession
§ 55.1-1258. Retaliatory conduct prohibited
§ 55.1-1259. Actions to enforce chapter
§ 55.1-1261. (Expires July 1, 2024) Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; administration