{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-1209.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-1209.1","heading":"Employees of the landlord; rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes; policies and procedures","body":"A. As used in this section, \"key\" means any physical or electronic mechanism used to gain access to a rental dwelling unit.B. Any landlord who owns more than 200 rental dwelling units that are attached to the same piece of real property in the Commonwealth shall establish:1. A policy requiring any applicant for employment in any position that will have access to keys for each rental dwelling unit to be subject to a pre-employment criminal history records check; and2. Written policies and procedures regarding the (i) storage, issuance and return, and security of; (ii) access to; and (iii) if applicable, usage and deactivation of rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes.C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) a financial institution, as defined in § 6.2-100, or (ii) any person who is a real estate licensee pursuant to Chapter 21 (§ 54.1-2100 et seq.) of Title 54.1.2023, c. 432.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle III. Rental Conveyances","Chapter 12. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-1209.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"f48ba109a81752190ca397d0f4494ea8d6e4410c81f23982bae03ed7019d555c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-1209","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-1210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}