{"data":[{"jurisdiction":{"code":"VA","name":"Virginia","slug":"virginia"},"topic":"security-deposits","key":"deposit-cap","label":"General deposit limit","valueKind":"money-multiple","value":"2 months’ periodic rent","detail":"Subsection A caps a security deposit under the Act at two months’ periodic rent.","qualifiers":["This record describes the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act section and does not summarize every application or exclusion elsewhere in the chapter."],"source":{"title":"Code of Virginia section 55.1-1226","authority":"Virginia General Assembly","url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1226/","locator":"§ 55.1-1226(A)","excerpt":"“in excess of two months' periodic rent”"},"effectiveFrom":null,"humanVerifiedAt":"2026-07-31","sourceCheckedAt":"2026-07-31","confidence":"high","version":1},{"jurisdiction":{"code":"VA","name":"Virginia","slug":"virginia"},"topic":"security-deposits","key":"return-deadline","label":"Return and itemization deadline","valueKind":"duration","value":"45 days","detail":"The section sets a 45-day period for the written itemization and any amount due, measured from termination or vacancy, whichever occurs last.","qualifiers":["When covered damage exceeds the deposit and requires a third-party contractor, subsection E allows 15 additional days for the damage itemization after timely notice."],"source":{"title":"Code of Virginia section 55.1-1226","authority":"Virginia General Assembly","url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1226/","locator":"§ 55.1-1226(A), (E)","excerpt":"“within 45 days after the termination date of the tenancy”"},"effectiveFrom":null,"humanVerifiedAt":"2026-07-31","sourceCheckedAt":"2026-07-31","confidence":"high","version":1}],"release":"2026-07-31.1","notice":"Only human-reviewed, published records are returned."}