55-248.38:3 - Disposal of property of deceased tenants - Virginia Statutes

§ 55-248.38:3. Disposal of property of deceased tenants.

If a tenant, who is the sole occupant of the dwelling unit, dies, and thereis no person authorized by order of the circuit court to handle probatematters for the deceased tenant, the landlord may dispose of the personalproperty left in the premises, or in a storage area provided by the landlord,provided the landlord has given at least 10 days' written notice to (i) theperson identified in the rental application, lease agreement, or otherlandlord document as the authorized person to contact in the event of thedeath or emergency of the tenant or (ii) the tenant in accordance with §55-248.6 if no such person is identified in the rental application, leaseagreement, or other landlord document as the authorized contact person. Thenotice given under clause (i) or (ii) shall include a statement that anyitems of personal property left in the premises would be treated as abandonedproperty and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of § 55-248.38:1,if not claimed within 30 days.

(2006, c. 820; 2010, c. 550.)