Does a home seller have to disclose the property’s condition in Virginia?

In Virginia, the owner of a home with one to four dwelling units must give the buyer, before the contract is ratified, the Real Estate Board’s buyer-beware disclosure statement, in which the owner makes no representations about the property’s condition, together with written disclosures of any pending building-code enforcement or unabated zoning violation the owner knows of, known methamphetamine manufacture that was not cleaned up, and any military air installation noise or accident potential zone. If the disclosures are delivered after the contract is ratified, the buyer’s sole remedy is to terminate the contract within three days after delivery in person or electronically or five days after the postmark, and no later than settlement, occupancy, a mortgage application that discloses the deadline or a separate written waiver; a buyer who terminates in compliance is owed the deposit back without penalty. The builder of a new dwelling must disclose in writing all known material defects that would violate an applicable building code. Federal law separately requires a lead-based paint disclosure when selling most homes built before 1978. This is Va. Code §§ 55.1-701, 55.1-702, 55.1-703, 55.1-704, 55.1-706, 55.1-708, 55.1-709.

WhatVirginia
Seller disclosureBuyer-beware statement plus specific written notices
Kind of ruleOnly specific written disclosures are required

What the statute says

“The owner of the residential real property shall furnish to a purchaser a residential property disclosure statement for the buyer to beware of certain matters that may affect the buyer’s decision to purchase such real property.”

Quoted word for word from the section’s text.

Source

Va. Code §§ 55.1-701, 55.1-702, 55.1-703, 55.1-704, 55.1-706, 55.1-708, 55.1-709

Read the statute in the Code of Virginia (Virginia General Assembly): law.lis.virginia.gov.

Checked against the statute on November 15, 2026.

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

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This page states the state’s rule so the costs and paperwork of a sale can be checked against it before a contract is signed. An owner on Seayora keeps each property’s owners of record and its documents in one place.

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