Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.

Landlords are now explicitly required to accept electronic payments (credit/debit cards, electronic funds transfer) and money orders, though small landlords (4 or fewer units) are exempt from accepting cards.

Landlords are prohibited from charging any fee for processing rent payments, including credit or debit card fees, unless they offer an alternative payment method that incurs no extra cost to the tenant.

The prohibition on charging tenants for maintenance or repair fees now explicitly covers cases where the damage or issue is caused by the tenant's violation of the law or lease requirements.

Minor formatting updates include changing the bill title from 'Substitute' to 'Engrossed' and updating the description to reflect 'rental payment methods' instead of 'fees for maintenance and periodic payments'.