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Northern Virginia Property Management
Local experts across Northern Virginia, from Warrenton and Culpeper to Manassas, Woodbridge, Gainesville and Fairfax. Transparent flat fees, notices updated for the July 2026 VRLTA changes and a free rental analysis that shows exactly what your home can earn.
Local Experts, Not a Distant Call Center
Intempus provides full-service property management in Northern Virginia for single-family homes, condos, townhomes and small multifamily properties. Our local team manages rentals across Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Loudoun and Prince William counties, from Reston, Vienna and Herndon to Ashburn, Leesburg and Manassas, handling leasing, tenant screening, rent collection, maintenance, inspections and compliance. Whether you own one rental or a growing portfolio, our Northern Virginia property managers protect your asset and maximize your rental income.
Inner Northern Virginia: Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington, Vienna, Reston, Herndon, Springfield, Chantilly, Centreville. Loudoun, Prince William & Beyond: Ashburn, Leesburg, Sterling, Manassas, Woodbridge, Gainesville, Haymarket, Warrenton, Fredericksburg.
We pair local expertise with in-house technology: an owner portal for real-time statements, online rent collection and a 24/7 maintenance line, so nothing slips through the cracks. Our marketing syndicates your rental to more than 200 listing sites, and disciplined, data-driven pricing keeps Northern Virginia homes leasing in weeks, not months.
Our property management fees are transparent and itemized, with no hidden costs. Rigorous tenant screening keeps our eviction rate under 1% on placed tenants, and we keep every lease compliant with the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLTA). Ready to see what your home can earn? Start with a free Northern Virginia rental analysis.
Local property management across Northern Virginia. Choose your city to learn more. If you do not see your area, we are expanding across Northern Virginia, so please reach out.
Local experts serve each of these markets. If your city is not listed, contact us, we are expanding across Northern Virginia.
A quick look at where rents stand across Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William (market data, mid-2026).
| Northern Virginia rental metric | Figure (mid-2026) |
|---|---|
| One-bedroom, average | about $1,900 to $2,400 / mo |
| Two-bedroom, average | about $2,300 to $3,000 / mo |
| Three-bedroom, average | about $2,900 to $3,900 / mo |
| Single-family home | about $3,200 to $4,800 / mo |
| Year over year change | up about 2 to 4% |
Northern Virginia is one of the most resilient rental markets in the country, anchored by the federal government, defense, technology and a deep, stable renter base across Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William. Rents are up roughly 2 to 4 percent year over year. For owners, that means healthy demand and low vacancy, provided the home is priced right from day one. Our local team sets that price with current comps, then markets and screens to fill it fast.
Get Your Free Rental Analysis →The Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act changed on July 1, 2026, and changes again in 2027. If your notices and your lease have not been updated, they are already out of date.
This is the one that will cost Virginia owners money this year. The notice period for nonpayment of rent went from 5 days to 14 days before a landlord can terminate and pursue possession.
A five-day pay-or-quit notice served in Virginia today is defective. If you are working from an old template, or a manager who has not updated theirs, the filing can fail on the notice alone and you start over having lost a month.
Under the VRLTA a landlord may require a security deposit of up to two months' rent, which is more generous than many states but is a hard ceiling.
The deposit must be returned within 45 days, counted from termination or from the tenant vacating, whichever is later. That is a longer window than most neighbouring states, and it is also a longer exposure if the move-out documentation is thin. We photograph every move-in and move-out as standard.
Virginia landlords must now accept rent and security deposit payments by check and money order and provide a written receipt, in addition to any electronic methods offered.
You must also continue to offer at least one fee-free payment option. An online-only, fee-attached payment setup is no longer compliant on its own, which quietly affects a lot of managers running a single portal.
Virginia has no rent control and no cap on the amount of an increase. What is arriving is notice. From July 1, 2027, landlords covered by the VRLTA must give written notice of any rent increase at least 90 days before the end of the current lease term.
Practically, that means renewal planning for 2027 leases needs to start about a quarter earlier than owners are used to. We build that into the renewal calendar for every property we manage.
A short, practical checklist. If you self-manage in Northern Virginia, these are the four things worth checking this week.
Most of the Virginia landlord content online still describes the pre-July 2026 rules, because it was written before the amendments took effect. That is a real risk for owners: a notice period that was correct last spring is not correct now, and the court does not grade on effort.
The change with teeth is the nonpayment notice moving from five days to fourteen. Everything downstream of that notice, the termination, the unlawful detainer, the possession date, inherits the defect if the notice is wrong. The payment-method rules are less dramatic but catch managers running a single electronic portal with a convenience fee.
We manage Virginia property from our Warrenton office and updated our notice templates and payment options ahead of the July 1 date. If you self-manage and want a second pair of eyes on your lease, send it over.
Buying or Selling in Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia's median home price is about $700,000, with Loudoun and Fairfax County running higher. Whether you are adding a rental to your portfolio or selling one, our licensed brokerage handles it.
For detailed Virginia home values and to buy or sell, visit our Real Estate page.
Visit Our Real Estate Page →See what homes are renting for right now, or find out exactly what yours can earn.
Looking for a place to live, or want to see what comparable homes are renting for right now? Browse our current Northern Virginia rentals, updated in real time as homes come to market.
Know exactly what your Northern Virginia home can earn. A free, no-obligation analysis from a local expert, backed by current Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun comps, with no pressure to sign.
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Median price $423,683 and average apartment rent $2,019, with the rate move flipping the owner maths. What it means if you own a Virginia rental.
Common questions from Northern Virginia owners and investors.
Most Northern Virginia owners pay a simple, flat monthly management fee, always itemized with no hidden costs. The exact number depends on your property type, location and the services you need. The fastest way to get a real quote is a free, no-obligation rental analysis.
In Northern Virginia, two-bedrooms run about $2,300 to $3,000 per month as of mid-2026, with one-bedrooms near $1,900 to $2,400 and single-family homes from about $3,200. Rents are up roughly 2 to 4 percent year over year.
We manage homes across Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Vienna, Reston, Herndon, Springfield, Chantilly and Centreville, plus Loudoun and Prince William with Ashburn, Leesburg, Sterling, Manassas, Woodbridge, Gainesville, Haymarket, Warrenton and Fredericksburg. If your city is not listed, just contact us.
Yes. Intempus is a full real estate company, and our licensed brokerage helps investors buy and sell Northern Virginia homes. Visit our Real Estate page to get started.
Well-priced homes across Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun typically lease in about 15 to 28 days. We move fast with professional photography, wide syndication, responsive showings and thorough tenant screening.
Fourteen days, as of July 1, 2026. The notice period for nonpayment under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act increased from five days to fourteen days before a landlord may terminate the lease and pursue possession. A five-day pay-or-quit notice served after that date is defective, and any termination or unlawful detainer built on it inherits the problem. Older guides and lease templates still show five days, so check yours.
Up to two months' rent under the VRLTA. The deposit must be returned within 45 days, counted from termination of the tenancy or from the tenant vacating, whichever is later. Because that window is longer than in many states, thorough move-in and move-out documentation matters: we photograph the condition of every unit at both ends of a tenancy so deductions are supportable.
No. Virginia has no rent control and no cap on how much rent can be increased. What is changing is the notice. From July 1, 2027, landlords covered by the VRLTA must give written notice of a rent increase at least 90 days before the end of the current lease term, which means renewal planning needs to start a quarter earlier than owners are used to.
Since July 1, 2026, Virginia landlords must accept rent and security deposit payments by check and money order and provide a written receipt, in addition to any electronic methods they offer. At least one payment option must be free of fees. A single online portal with a convenience fee attached is no longer compliant on its own.
We manage from our Warrenton office across Northern Virginia and the surrounding counties, including Fauquier, Prince William, Loudoun, Fairfax, Culpeper and Stafford, covering Warrenton, Culpeper, Manassas, Woodbridge, Gainesville, Haymarket, Dumfries, Front Royal, Fairfax, Centreville, Chantilly, Springfield and Alexandria. If your property is nearby and not listed, call us and ask.
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