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What Virginia’s deposit statute requires, the deadline computed from your dates, and a ready-to-send demand letter that quotes the rule.
Va. Code § 55.1-1226. The citation and the quoted fragments below come from the official source recorded for this state.
“within 45 days after the termination date of the tenancy or the date the tenant vacates the dwelling unit, whichever occurs last”
“If the landlord willfully fails to comply with this section, the court shall order the return of the security deposit to the tenant, together with actual damages and reasonable attorney fees, unless the tenant owes rent to the landlord, in which case the court shall order an amount equal to the security deposit credited against the rent due to the landlord.”
Va. Code § 55.1-1226 — fragments captured from the official source on 2026-11-05.
This row was marked verified on 2026-11-04.
Deposit applied only to accrued rent, damages for noncompliance less reasonable wear and tear, other charges in the lease, or actual damages for breach; all deductions itemized in a written notice with the amount due.
If if the failure was willful, the statute provides for return of the deposit plus actual damages and reasonable attorney’s fees. No fixed multiplier is recorded for this state, so this page does not state one.
Va. Code 55.1-1226(E): on a willful failure to comply the court shall order return of the deposit plus actual damages and reasonable attorney fees, unless the tenant owes rent, in which case the amount is credited against rent. No fixed multiplier in the statute.
The form asks for the deposit paid, the amount returned, and the dates. You see the whole letter, watermarked, before you pay. $9.99 for the letter, $19.99 for the pack with the follow-up letter, complaint options and the small-claims checklist.
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The deadline is computed from the dates you enter using the rule recorded for Virginia: 45 calendar days after the later of the date the tenancy ended and the date you moved out.
Where the statute has a verified penalty, the letter states it as possible exposure and names the condition the statute sets. If if the failure was willful, the statute provides for return of the deposit plus actual damages and reasonable attorney’s fees. No fixed multiplier is recorded for this state, so this page does not state one.
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