# Virginia — Security deposit return deadlines by US state — the statutory clock a landlord has to return a tenant's deposit, quoted from the state statute

For Virginia, return deadline is 45 days; deadline in days is 45; what starts the clock is after the termination date of the tenancy or the date the tenant vacates the dwelling unit, whichever occurs last; statute is Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-1226(A), recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

- **State:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Return deadline:** 45 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deadline in days:** 45 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **What starts the clock:** after the termination date of the tenancy or the date the tenant vacates the dwelling unit, whichever occurs last _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-1226(A) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The security deposit and any deductions, damages, and charges shall be itemized by the landlord in a written notice given to the tenant, together with any amount due to the tenant, within 45 days after the termination date of the tenancy or the date the tenant vacates the dwelling unit, whichever occurs last.

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1226/

Last verified: 2026-08-26. Review by: 2027-08-26.
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