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Virginia Eviction Notice

A Virginia eviction notice gives the tenant 14 days to pay rent after written notice of nonpayment before the landlord may terminate the rental agreement (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F), as amended in 2025 — the old 5-day notice no longer applies). A lease violation takes a notice allowing 21 days to remedy, with termination no sooner than 30 days after receipt (§ 55.1-1245(A)). Ending a month-to-month tenancy takes 30 days' notice before the next rent due date (§ 55.1-1253(A)). This free template builds the notice with the deadline computed from your service date.

A Virginia eviction notice for landlords: the 14-day notice to pay rent for nonpayment, the 30-day notice to remedy a lease violation — with 21 days to cure — and the 30-day notice to end a month-to-month tenancy, each with the exact statutory deadline calculated from your service date.

Deadlines verified September 21, 2026 against law.lis.virginia.gov (Va. Code §§ 55.1-1245, 55.1-1253). New York is also covered from the home page.

Read this before serving: this template is not legal advice and does not replace an attorney. Deadlines and service rules vary, and cities can add their own rules (rent control, just-cause ordinances). A notice served with the wrong period or the wrong form can get the case dismissed and cost months. Have a local attorney review your notice before serving it.

1Build your Virginia notice

State of the rental property

Reason for the notice

Date you will serve the notice

2The Virginia deadlines, notice by notice

Every deadline below was read in the Code of Virginia on September 21, 2026. The notice type available in the tool depends on the reason:

14-Day Notice to Pay Rent (5-day notice repealed 2025) — Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F).
30-Day Notice to Remedy or Quit (21 days to cure) — Va. Code § 55.1-1245(A).
30-Day Notice of Termination (month-to-month) — Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A).

3How the Virginia notice period is counted

The 14-day rent notice runs from service of the written notice: the statute speaks of the tenant failing to pay rent within 14 days after written notice is served (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F)). Proof of service date decides the deadline.
For a lease violation, the tenant has 21 days to remedy, but the termination date stated in the notice must be at least 30 days after the tenant receives it (§ 55.1-1245(A)) — so the notice period and the cure period run on different clocks.
A month-to-month termination must be served at least 30 days prior to the next rent due date (§ 55.1-1253(A)); a week-to-week tenancy takes 7 days. The rental agreement may set a different period.

4Mistakes that get a Virginia eviction notice thrown out

Using the old 5-day notice for nonpayment. The Virginia Code was amended in 2025: the tenant now has 14 days after written notice to pay before the landlord may terminate (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F)). A 5-day notice no longer matches the statute.
Setting the termination date less than 30 days out for a lease violation. The tenant gets 21 days to cure, but the termination date in the notice must be at least 30 days after receipt (§ 55.1-1245(A)) — a 21-day termination date fails.
Counting from the date on the letter. The 14 days run from service of the written notice, not from its date of writing (§ 55.1-1245(F)) — keep dated proof of service.
Using a generic free form. Virginia proceedings require the statutory notice scheme; a generic letter that misstates the cure right or the period fails in court.

Questions landlords ask about Virginia

How many days does a Virginia eviction notice give for unpaid rent?

14 days after written notice. If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay within 14 days after written notice of nonpayment and of the landlord's intention to terminate, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F)). This period was amended from 5 to 14 days in 2025 — older forms and compilations are out of date.

What notice does a Virginia lease violation require?

A written notice that the rental agreement will terminate on a date not less than 30 days after receipt if the breach is not remedied in 21 days (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(A)). For a breach that is not remediable, the notice gives 30 days with no cure right; criminal or willful acts threatening health or safety allow immediate termination (§ 55.1-1245(C)).

How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Virginia?

Written notice served at least 30 days prior to the next rent due date (Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A)) — termination takes effect on a rent due date, not simply 30 days after delivery. A week-to-week tenancy takes 7 days. The rental agreement may provide a different notice period.

When does the Virginia 14-day rent notice start?

From service of the written notice: the statute requires payment within 14 days after written notice is served (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F)). The delivery method and a dated proof of service therefore determine the real deadline.

Can a Virginia tenant stay after the eviction notice expires?

Yes. The notice is the statutory first step, not the eviction. The landlord must then file an unlawful detainer action (§ 8.01-126) and obtain a court order for possession before the tenant can lawfully be removed. Self-help eviction is not lawful.

Is this Virginia eviction notice template really free?

Yes — no account, no credit card, no trial. The document is built in your browser and nothing you type is stored or sent. The optional email field only notifies you when another state is verified; it never receives the contents of your notice.

Neighboring states

Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia are in the state selector, but their eviction notice requirements are not yet verified against an official source, so no notice is offered for them — an out-of-state notice fails in court. Verified notices for other states:

Every deadline for these states was read in the official statute text on September 21, 2026. For all other states, the state-by-state requirements table shows what is verified — and what is not.

This tool is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Virginia deadlines verified September 21, 2026 against law.lis.virginia.gov (Va. Code §§ 55.1-1245, 55.1-1253). Not a substitute for a licensed Virginia attorney.