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Rental Inspections in Hampton, VA (2026)

1 verified rental inspections rules for Hampton, Virginia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Inspection Programs

Hampton designates specific neighborhoods as rental inspection districts, where landlords must obtain a Community Development Department inspection and hold a valid certificate of compliance before renting a unit to a tenant.

Hampton Rental Inspection Program

Significant Restrictions

Hampton City Code § 9-252(a)-(b)

The owner of each residential rental dwelling unit located in an inspection district shall obtain an initial inspection and subsequent inspections of such residential rental dwelling unit as provided in this section. Inspections under this article shall be conducted by the department that is charged with the enforcement of this article. If the unit to be inspected is occupied at the time of a r...