Q: Tenant rights during property sale in Virginia with lease 24-hour notice.
I am a tenant in Virginia and my lease agreement requires 24 hours notice for any property showings. However, the realtor has given less than 24 hours notice twice, which I've documented through text messages. Though I've been cooperative and have no intention of interfering with the sale, the realtor threatened to put up a lockbox and forcibly remove us from the property to conduct showings. He suggested we might become destructive, which is completely unfounded. Additionally, he implied that once he gives 24 hours notice, he can move that timeline around as he likes. Can he legally do this despite the lease agreement? Can the notice be more specifically defined as 24 to 26 hours from the time of communication, and are there any precedents to clarify this? What are my rights as a tenant during the sale of a property in Virginia?
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