Showing ordinances that apply to University Center, VA
University Center is an unincorporated community (population 3,969) in Loudoun County, Virginia. Because University Center is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Loudoun County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The rental registration rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Loudoun County does not maintain a county-wide rental registration program. Individual incorporated towns vary: Leesburg has no general registration. Virginia's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLTA) and Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) cover habitability. Loudoun Building and Development inspects on complaint basis. Short-term rentals (Airbnb) require separate permitting under Ord. Ch. 1680. Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) applies to short-term rentals. Lead paint disclosure required for pre-1978 buildings federally.
Loudoun County has no mandatory general rental registration program for traditional long-term residential rentals in unincorporated areas. Long-term rental compliance is handled through: (1) Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLTA, VA Code §55.1-1200) — statewide habitability standards; (2) Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) enforced by Loudoun Building and Development; (3) Loudoun Codified Ordinances Chapter 1040 (Property Maintenance Code) for exterior and structural conditions; (4) complaint-based code enforcement. Landlords must comply with VRLTA including security deposit rules (max 2 months; return within 45 days with itemized accounting per §55.1-1226), repair and maintenance obligations (§55.1-1220), and anti-discrimination (VA Fair Housing Law §36-96.1). Smoke detectors required in all rentals per VA USBC. Carbon monoxide detectors required if fuel-burning appliances present. Lead-based paint disclosure required for pre-1978 buildings under federal law (42 USC §4852d). Short-term rentals are regulated separately: Loudoun County requires short-term rental permits under Zoning §5-618 (added 2021) and Ord. Ch. 1680 — includes annual permit, life-safety inspection, Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) registration. Loudoun TOT rate 7% per VA Code §58.1-3819 authorization. Incorporated towns: Leesburg, Purcellville, Middleburg, Hamilton have their own business licensing for rental operations (BPOL applies to rental income at certain thresholds). Multi-family buildings (3+ units) face additional USBC Group R requirements. Property managers licensed by Virginia DPOR Real Estate Board.
Habitability violations (VRLTA): repair-and-deduct remedies, rent escrow, civil damages. Property maintenance (Ch. 1040): $50-$500 per day. Unpermitted STR (Ch. 1680): $500-$5,000 + back TOT. No lead disclosure: federal penalties $21,039/violation.
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