Landlord who hires a Property Management Co?

[ohiocolleen]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia

Our landlord owns just one property, but he hired a Property Management Company which manages multiple properties. I know that there are a different set of rules for a landlord with just one property, versus someone who has has multiple properties. Which set of laws/rules govern the landlord who hires a Management Company? (one thing that comes to mind is "common areas")

 

[adjusterjack]

If, by "one property" you mean a single dwelling, and the owner owns it in his own name then he is exempt from the VA landlord tenant statute per 55-248.5.A.10.

http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55/chapter13.2/section55-248.5/

The property manager is just the agent for the owner so any arrangement between the tenant and the owner that is handled by the property manner would be subject to the terms and conditions of your lease contract which, I hope, you thoroughly read and understood before signing and have kept a copy.

Property managers, in turn, are licensed and regulated by the VA Real Estate Board per 54.1-2133 so their behavior is subject to sanctions by the state if they engage in illegal or unethical tactics:

http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter21/section54.1-2133/

I don't know what you mean by "common areas." That generally applies to HOAs and not individual rental houses.