Section 55.1-1208 - [See Note] Prohibited provisions in rental agreements; prohibited feesA. A rental agreement shall not contain provisions that the tenant: 1. Agrees to waive or forgo rights or remedies under this chapter;2. Agrees to waive or forgo rights or remedies pertaining to the 120-day conversion or rehabilitation notice required in the Virginia Condominium Act (§ 55.1-1900 et seq.) or the Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act (§ 55.1-2100 et seq.) or under § 55.1-1410;3. Authorizes any person to confess judgment on a claim arising out of the rental agreement;4. Agrees to pay the landlord's attorney fees except as provided in this chapter;5. Agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the landlord to the tenant arising under law or to indemnify the landlord for that liability or any associated costs;6. Agrees as a condition of tenancy in public housing to a prohibition or restriction of any lawful possession of a firearm within individual dwelling units unless required by federal law or regulation;7. Agrees to the payment of a security deposit, insurance premiums for damage insurance, and insurance premiums for renter's insurance prior to the commencement of the tenancy that exceed the amount of two months' periodic rent; or8. Agrees to waive remedies or rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. § 3901 et seq., prior to the occurrence of a dispute between landlord and tenant. Execution of leases shall not be contingent upon the execution of a waiver of rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; however, upon the occurrence of any dispute, the landlord and tenant may execute a waiver of such rights and remedies as to that dispute in order to facilitate a resolution.B. Any provision prohibited by subsection A that is included in a rental agreement is unenforceable. If a landlord brings an action to enforce any such provision, the tenant may recover actual damages sustained by him and reasonable attorney fees.1974, c. 680, § 55-248.9; 1977, c. 427; 1987, c. 473; 1991, c. 720; 2000, c. 760; 2002, c. 531; 2003, c. 905; 2016, c. 744; 2019, c. 712; 2020, c. 998; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 427, 477, 478.Amended by Acts 2021SP1 c. 478,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2021SP1 c. 477,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2021SP1 c. 427,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2020 c. 998, § 1, eff. 7/1/2020.Added by Acts 2019 c. 712, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.