virginia: I am a 20 year old home owner in Virginia and also a full time college student. My roommate who is renting from me is 21. As the property owner, is it legal for me to consume alcohol inside my property and is it legal for people between 18 and 20 to consume alcohol on my property in a social setting? I read somewhere that in Virginia people between the ages of 18 and 20 are allowed to drink alcohol in a privately owned home as long as 21 year olds or older are present. Is this true?|||No, it is not. If you're under 21, anywhere, and you're caught drinking alcohol, you'll get a citation.|||That is not true michelob86 visit http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/stateprofiles/StateProfie.asp Report Abuse |||Sorry, but in VA, its illegal for anyone under 21 to posses or CONSUME alcohol LAYING DOWN THE LAW FOR YOUR TEENS * It is illegal for anyone under 21 to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage. * Virginia's Zero Tolerance law makes driving under the influence of any amount of alcohol a serious criminal offense for drivers under age 21. * No one may use an altered or fake ID such as driver's license, birth certificate or student identification card to establish a false identity or false age to purchase an alcoholic beverage. * Violators of the above are guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and, upon conviction, face a fine of up to $2,500 and/or a year in jail and/or fifty hours of community service, and can lose their driver's license for up to a year. http://www.abc.state.va.us/Education/par鈥?/a>