Floyd County, Virginia Eviction Risk: Moderate

Floyd County sits in the Blue Ridge highlands of southwestern Virginia eviction laws, a largely rural county where the rental market is small and the regulatory environment closely tracks state law with no local additions. The county carries an eviction risk score of 4/10 (Moderate), placing it 63rd out of 132 Virginia counties - meaning 62 counties in the state carry higher risk for renters. That ranking puts Floyd firmly in the middle of Virginia eviction laws, and the score reflects the baseline set by Virginia eviction laws's landlord-tenant statutes rather than any local overlay, because Floyd has none.

The only incorporated place in the county is the town of Floyd, which scores 4/10 - matching the county average exactly, as you would expect given there are no other rental markets here to pull the figure in either direction. The county's renter population is modest: roughly 479 renter-occupied residents, with an average rent of $827 per month and a rent burden rate of 25.6%, well below the threshold commonly associated with housing stress. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied, and 13.5% of residents fall below the poverty line - a share that, while not negligible, is not dramatically higher than rural Virginia norms. These economics matter because they shape the stakes of any eviction proceeding: for the typical Floyd renter, a $58-$90 court filing fee on the landlord side and a 5-day pay-or-quit notice are a fast-moving sequence that leaves little cushion.

Virginia's Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.) governs every lease in Floyd County without modification. The state requires 5 days written notice before filing for nonpayment of rent (Va. Code § 55.1-1245), 21 days for a material curable lease violation (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(A)), and 30 days for a non-curable breach or to terminate a month-to-month tenancy (Va. Code § 55.1-1253). There is no just-cause eviction requirement in Virginia, no rent cap, and the state actively preempts any locality from enacting rent control - meaning Floyd County could not impose one even if it chose to. Source-of-income protections (voucher holders) are likewise absent at both the state and county level. Landlords must provide 24 hours advance notice before entering a unit under Va. Code § 55.1-1220. Uncontested eviction proceedings typically resolve in 21 to 45 days from filing; contested cases run 45 to 120 days. Court filing costs range from $58 to $90, sheriff lockout fees from $40 to $150, and attorney fees typically fall between $500 and $3,000 depending on case complexity. Compared to Virginia's higher-risk urban and suburban counties, Floyd's small renter base and stable rents produce a lower-risk profile - but that profile rests entirely on relatively quiet local conditions rather than any affirmative tenant protections built into county policy.

Floyd County's 4/10 score reflects a rural market where rent levels remain relatively affordable at $827/month average, rent burden is moderate at 25.6%, and the county applies no local tenant protections beyond what Virginia eviction laws state law requires. The absence of just-cause eviction requirements and a 5-day nonpayment notice window are the primary statutory risk factors for renters here.