Tenant did not pay rent in Virginia

Check the current 14-day nonpayment notice, service, payments, redemption, and court next steps. LandlordAnswers provides legal information, not legal advice.

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What the Virginia workflow checks

Confirms a positive unpaid contractual-rent balance before preparing the current 14-day notice.
Uses rent only, deducts credits, and routes existing notices to payment/redemption review.
Calculates the response period only from the actual notice date.

Primary authority

Va. Code §§ 55.1-1200, 55.1-1202, 55.1-1245(F), and 55.1-1250

Verified against Virginia LIS and Virginia Judicial System sources on September 14, 2026.

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