Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.2 — False statements or failure to disclose material facts in order to obtain aid or benefits under any local, state or federal housing assistance program

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 5: False Representations to Obtain Property or Credit, Code of Virginia.

Criminal charges under this statute

False statements or failure to disclose material facts in order to obtain aid or benefits under any local, state or federal housing assistance program

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.2

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.2Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any person who (i) knowingly makes or causes to be made either directly or indirectly or through any agent or agency, any false statement in writing with the intent that it shall be relied upon, or fails to disclose any material fact concerning the financial means or ability to pay of himself or of any other person for whom he is acting, for the purpose of procuring aid and benefits available under any local, state or federally funded housing assistance program, or (ii) knowingly fails to disclose a change in circumstances in order to obtain or continue to receive under any such program aid or benefits to which he is not entitled or who knowingly aids and abets another person in the commission of any such act is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Questions this section answers

Is false statements or failure to disclose material facts in order to obtain aid or benefits under any local, state or federal housing assistance program a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

False statements or failure to disclose material facts in order to obtain aid or benefits under any local, state or federal housing assistance program is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.2.

Which Virginia statute covers false statements or failure to disclose material facts in order to obtain aid or benefits under any local, state or federal housing assistance program?

False statements or failure to disclose material facts in order to obtain aid or benefits under any local, state or federal housing assistance program is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.2 (False statements or failure to disclose material facts in order to obtain aid or benefits under any local, state or federal housing assistance program).

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