The rule
- Landlord ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Tenant ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Week-to-week
- 7 days
- Unpaid rent
- 14 days
- Lease violation
- 30 days
- Unpaid rent
- 14-day written notice to pay rent or the rental agreement terminates.
- Lease violations
- Termination not less than 30 days after notice if the breach is not remedied in 21 days. Month-to-month notice is served at least 30 days before the next rent due date unless the lease sets a different period; owners not renewing 20+ (or 50%+) of month-to-month tenancies in a multifamily property within 30 days must give 60 days.
Law: Va. Code §§ 55.1-1245, 55.1-1253
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.