Just cause eviction rules in Newport News, VA — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
The Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act sets uniform eviction grounds and notice periods statewide, preempting local just-cause ordinances under Dillon's Rule.
Va. Code § 55.1-1245 establishes when a landlord may terminate tenancy: nonpayment (5-day pay-or-quit), material non-compliance (21/30-day cure notice), or non-renewal of term lease. The VRLTA does not require just cause to decline lease renewal, allowing no-fault termination at lease end. Because Virginia is a Dillon's Rule state and the VRLTA occupies the field of landlord-tenant law, localities lack authority to impose additional just-cause requirements on residential evictions.
Improper eviction may give tenant statutory damages plus attorney fees. Self-help eviction is barred and exposes landlord to actual damages.
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