Norfolk, VA Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

1:1, based on findings that units in the area are blighted, deteriorating, or otherwise need inspection to protect tenants (Sec. 1-2). Norfolk has designated three named districts by legal description: Denby Park, Huntersville, and Pleasant Avenue (Sec. 1-3). 1 (Sec. 1-5). For a multiple-family complex of ten or more units, the office inspects a sample of not less than two percent and not more than ten percent of units, and never charges a fee for inspecting more than ten units unless violations found in the sample justify inspecting more (Sec.

1-6). After the initial round, Sec. 1-8 caps periodic inspections at once per calendar year, separate from any follow-up inspections needed to bring a unit into compliance under Sec. 1-7. A unit that passes with no building-code violations affecting safe, decent, sanitary conditions earns a four-year exemption from further inspection under Sec. 1-9, though a sale of the property or a later violation can trigger a new inspection or revoke the exemption. Units with a certificate of occupancy issued before July 1, 2005 received an automatic four-year exemption from that issuance date.