Trends in eviction filings:

Virginia

133 of 133 counties/municipalities tracked
488,922
Filings since March 16, 2020
10,213
Filings in February 2025
71%
of landlords have representation in court in 2023 (of 103,119 cases disposed)
1.6%
of tenants have representation in court in 2023 (of 103,119 cases disposed)
12,193
cases went to judgment in February 2025
4,101
cases went to default in February 2025

About this state

48%
nationally
(46.74%)
Rent burdened residents
9.9%
(12.75%)
Poverty rate

Eviction Filings and Defaults in Virginia

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were state-wide moratoria on evictions from March 16, 2020 to May 18, 2020; June 8, 2020 to June 29, 2020; and August 10, 2020 to September 7, 2020.

The CDC moratorium was in place from September 4, 2020 through August 26, 2021.

Please note that these filings counts in recent months are approximately 94% of all filings through the end of September 2021 reported by the courts. The filing rate relative to the historical average is likely higher than the values presented here.

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