# Virginia — Eviction notice periods for nonpayment of rent by US state — how long a landlord must wait, quoted from the state statute

For Virginia, notice period is 14 days after written notice is served; notice period in days is 14; right to cure by paying is Yes. The landlord may terminate only if the tenant “fails to pay rent within 14 days after written notice is served”, so payment inside the 14-day period preserves the rental agreement; statute is Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Notice period:** 14 days after written notice is served _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice period in days:** 14 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Right to cure by paying:** Yes. The landlord may terminate only if the tenant “fails to pay rent within 14 days after written notice is served”, so payment inside the 14-day period preserves the rental agreement. _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> If rent is unpaid when due, and the tenant fails to pay rent within 14 days after written notice is served on him notifying the tenant of his nonpayment, and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if the rent is not paid within the 14-day period, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter13/section55.1-1245/

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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