Virginia · verified 2026-07-23

Virginia security deposit deadline & deductions

You have 45 days — within 45 days of lease termination

Deadline
45 days
Itemized statement
Required by statute
Receipts
No threshold verified
Statute
Va. Code § 55.1-1226

45 days is on the long side — 1 of the 26 states verified here allow more time, and 21 allow less.

Same deadline as Illinois, Indiana, Maryland.

Itemized deposit statement due within 45 days of lease termination.

When the Virginia clock runs out

The deadline runs from the end of the tenancy, not from when you get round to inspecting. On Virginia's 45-day rule, these are the dates you would be working to:

Tenant moves outStatement and refund due by
January 31, 2026March 17, 2026
April 15, 2026May 30, 2026
July 31, 2026September 14, 2026
November 30, 2026January 14, 2027

Does Virginia require an itemized statement?

Yes — Virginia requires an itemized written statement of any deductions rather than a lump sum, under Va. Code § 55.1-1226. Each charge needs to stand on its own: what was damaged, and what it cost to put right.

What you can actually charge for

Virginia statute sets the deadline and the paperwork; it does not publish a table of what a worn carpet is worth. The defensible method — charging only the useful life the tenant used up early, and excluding normal wear — is the same in every state, and is explained on the calculator, which builds the itemized statement and puts the Virginia deadline on it.

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Next: Virginia deposit return letter · move-in report · every state’s deadline

Virginia rule last checked 2026-07-23 against Va. Code § 55.1-1226. General information, not legal advice — confirm the current statute before sending a deduction statement.

Everything else we’ve researched about Virginia

Same state, the problems either side of this one. Each carries its own statute and the date we last checked it.