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§ 55-248.16. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.

A. In addition to the provisions of the rental agreement, the tenant shall:

1. Comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by applicableprovisions of building and housing codes materially affecting health andsafety;

2. Keep that part of the dwelling unit and the part of the premises that heoccupies and uses as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit;

3. Keep that part of the dwelling unit and the part of the premises that heoccupies free from insects and pests, as those terms are defined in §3.2-3900, and to promptly notify the landlord of the existence of any insectsor pests;

4. Remove from his dwelling unit all ashes, garbage, rubbish and other wastein a clean and safe manner and in the appropriate receptacles provided by thelandlord pursuant to § 55-248.13, if such disposal is on the premises;

5. Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant asclean as their condition permits;

6. Use in a reasonable manner all utilities and all electrical, plumbing,sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities andappliances including elevators in the premises, and keep all utility servicespaid for by the tenant to the utility service provider or its agent on at alltimes during the term of the rental agreement;

7. Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or removeany part of the premises or permit any person to do so whether known by thetenant or not;

8. Not remove or tamper with a properly functioning smoke detector installedby the landlord, including removing any working batteries, so as to renderthe detector inoperative;

9. Not remove or tamper with a properly functioning carbon monoxide detectorinstalled by the landlord, including removing any working batteries, so as torender the carbon monoxide detector inoperative;

10. Use reasonable efforts to maintain the dwelling unit and any other partof the premises that he occupies in such a condition as to preventaccumulation of moisture and the growth of mold, and to promptly notify thelandlord of any moisture accumulation that occurs or of any visible evidenceof mold discovered by the tenant;

11. Be responsible for his conduct and the conduct of other persons on thepremises with his consent whether known by the tenant or not, to ensure thathis neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises will not be disturbed; and

12. Abide by all reasonable rules and regulations imposed by the landlordpursuant to § 55-248.17.

B. If the duty imposed by subdivision 1 of subsection A is greater than anyduty imposed by any other subdivision of that subsection, the tenant's dutyshall be determined by reference to subdivision 1.

(1974, c. 680; 1987, c. 428; 1999, c. 80; 2000, c. 760; 2003, c. 355; 2004,c. 226; 2008, cc. 489, 617, 640; 2009, c. 663.)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-55 > Chapter-13-2 > 55-248-16

§ 55-248.16. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.

A. In addition to the provisions of the rental agreement, the tenant shall:

1. Comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by applicableprovisions of building and housing codes materially affecting health andsafety;

2. Keep that part of the dwelling unit and the part of the premises that heoccupies and uses as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit;

3. Keep that part of the dwelling unit and the part of the premises that heoccupies free from insects and pests, as those terms are defined in §3.2-3900, and to promptly notify the landlord of the existence of any insectsor pests;

4. Remove from his dwelling unit all ashes, garbage, rubbish and other wastein a clean and safe manner and in the appropriate receptacles provided by thelandlord pursuant to § 55-248.13, if such disposal is on the premises;

5. Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant asclean as their condition permits;

6. Use in a reasonable manner all utilities and all electrical, plumbing,sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities andappliances including elevators in the premises, and keep all utility servicespaid for by the tenant to the utility service provider or its agent on at alltimes during the term of the rental agreement;

7. Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or removeany part of the premises or permit any person to do so whether known by thetenant or not;

8. Not remove or tamper with a properly functioning smoke detector installedby the landlord, including removing any working batteries, so as to renderthe detector inoperative;

9. Not remove or tamper with a properly functioning carbon monoxide detectorinstalled by the landlord, including removing any working batteries, so as torender the carbon monoxide detector inoperative;

10. Use reasonable efforts to maintain the dwelling unit and any other partof the premises that he occupies in such a condition as to preventaccumulation of moisture and the growth of mold, and to promptly notify thelandlord of any moisture accumulation that occurs or of any visible evidenceof mold discovered by the tenant;

11. Be responsible for his conduct and the conduct of other persons on thepremises with his consent whether known by the tenant or not, to ensure thathis neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises will not be disturbed; and

12. Abide by all reasonable rules and regulations imposed by the landlordpursuant to § 55-248.17.

B. If the duty imposed by subdivision 1 of subsection A is greater than anyduty imposed by any other subdivision of that subsection, the tenant's dutyshall be determined by reference to subdivision 1.

(1974, c. 680; 1987, c. 428; 1999, c. 80; 2000, c. 760; 2003, c. 355; 2004,c. 226; 2008, cc. 489, 617, 640; 2009, c. 663.)


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-55 > Chapter-13-2 > 55-248-16

§ 55-248.16. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.

A. In addition to the provisions of the rental agreement, the tenant shall:

1. Comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by applicableprovisions of building and housing codes materially affecting health andsafety;

2. Keep that part of the dwelling unit and the part of the premises that heoccupies and uses as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit;

3. Keep that part of the dwelling unit and the part of the premises that heoccupies free from insects and pests, as those terms are defined in §3.2-3900, and to promptly notify the landlord of the existence of any insectsor pests;

4. Remove from his dwelling unit all ashes, garbage, rubbish and other wastein a clean and safe manner and in the appropriate receptacles provided by thelandlord pursuant to § 55-248.13, if such disposal is on the premises;

5. Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant asclean as their condition permits;

6. Use in a reasonable manner all utilities and all electrical, plumbing,sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities andappliances including elevators in the premises, and keep all utility servicespaid for by the tenant to the utility service provider or its agent on at alltimes during the term of the rental agreement;

7. Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or removeany part of the premises or permit any person to do so whether known by thetenant or not;

8. Not remove or tamper with a properly functioning smoke detector installedby the landlord, including removing any working batteries, so as to renderthe detector inoperative;

9. Not remove or tamper with a properly functioning carbon monoxide detectorinstalled by the landlord, including removing any working batteries, so as torender the carbon monoxide detector inoperative;

10. Use reasonable efforts to maintain the dwelling unit and any other partof the premises that he occupies in such a condition as to preventaccumulation of moisture and the growth of mold, and to promptly notify thelandlord of any moisture accumulation that occurs or of any visible evidenceof mold discovered by the tenant;

11. Be responsible for his conduct and the conduct of other persons on thepremises with his consent whether known by the tenant or not, to ensure thathis neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises will not be disturbed; and

12. Abide by all reasonable rules and regulations imposed by the landlordpursuant to § 55-248.17.

B. If the duty imposed by subdivision 1 of subsection A is greater than anyduty imposed by any other subdivision of that subsection, the tenant's dutyshall be determined by reference to subdivision 1.

(1974, c. 680; 1987, c. 428; 1999, c. 80; 2000, c. 760; 2003, c. 355; 2004,c. 226; 2008, cc. 489, 617, 640; 2009, c. 663.)