Landlord And Tenant

State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; copy of rental agreement for tenant. [HB-1272] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; copy of rental agreement for tenant. Requires a landlord to provide a copy of the signed written rental agreement to the tenant within 10 business days of the effective date of the rental agreement and to provide additional hard copies of the rental agreement upon request or to maintain such rental agreement in an electronic format that can be easily accessed by or shared with the tenant upon request. The bill also prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant for any such additional copies of his rental (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nadarius Clark Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0831) on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, etc.; notice of tenant screening criteria. [HB-1271] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Real Estate ] [Data Privacy ]
Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; notice of tenant screening criteria. Requires landlords governed by the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act or Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act to provide applicants for tenancy with (i) the amount and purpose of fees to be charged to such applicant, (ii) information that will be used to assess such applicant's eligibility for tenancy, and (iii) any criteria that may result in automatic denial of an application. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonita Anthony Incorporated By General Laws on 02/06/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, court escrow account. [HB-1251] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord; rent escrow; relief. Removes the requirement that, prior to the granting of any relief, a tenant shall pay into escrow any amount of rent called for under the rental agreement. The bill requires the tenant, during the pendency of the action, to pay into escrow the amount of rent that becomes due subsequent to the initial court date called for under the rental agreement within five days of the date due under such rental agreement, unless or until such amount is modified (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, relative to landlord obligations. [HB-1814] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Real Estate ]
As enacted, requires a landlord, or a person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on the landlord's behalf, to disclose to the tenant in writing at or before the commencement of the tenancy certain contact information for the acceptance of service of process, receipt of notices and demands, maintenance services, and landlord-tenant communication. - Amends TCA Title 66.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. G.A. Hardaway Effective Date(s) 01/01/2025 on 05/13/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fee disclosure statement. [HB-967] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Real Estate ]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fee disclosure statement. Requires landlords subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to include on the first page of a written rental agreement, a description of any rent and fees to be charged to the tenant. The bill requires that such rental agreement also contain: No fee shall be collected unless it is listed below or incorporated into this agreement by way of a separate addendum after execution of this rental agreement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0826) on 04/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, etc.; definitions, notice of tenant screening criteria. [HB-996] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; notice of tenant screening criteria. Requires landlords governed by the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act or Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act to provide applicants for tenancy with (i) the amount and purpose of fees to be charged to such applicant, (ii) information that will be used to assess such applicant's eligibility for tenancy, and (iii) any criteria that may result in automatic denial of an application. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Price Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; routine maintenance, notice to tenant. [HB-701] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; routine maintenance; notice to tenant. Requires landlords to include in the tenant's notice of routine maintenance the last date on which such maintenance may possibly be performed. The bill also requires landlords to perform routine maintenance within 14 days of delivering such notice to the tenant. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; routine maintenance; notice to tenant. Requires landlords to include in the tenant's notice of routine maintenance the last date on which such maintenance may (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0046) on 03/08/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. [HB-5] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 532 to define "violent felony" and enhance sentencing for a person convicted of a third violent felony; prohibit probation, parole, or other form of release for a person who commits a crime using a weapon that is stolen, defaced, loaded with restricted ammunition, or otherwise violates state law; amend KRS 610.070 to require a parent, legal guardian, or custodian to be present at court proceedings involving a child in the juvenile justice system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 to establish penalty; amend (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 174) on 04/12/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. [HB-598] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement. Increases from five days to 14 days the mandatory waiting period after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement. Increases from five (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Price House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, relative to landlord obligations. [SB-1694] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Real Estate ]
As enacted, requires a landlord, or a person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on the landlord's behalf, to disclose to the tenant in writing at or before the commencement of the tenancy certain contact information for the acceptance of service of process, receipt of notices and demands, maintenance services, and landlord-tenant communication. - Amends TCA Title 66.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Raumesh Akbari Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 907 on 05/13/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

VA Residential Landlord &Tenant Act; fire/casualty damage, landlord requirements for termination. [HB-588] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Property Tax ]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage; termination by landlord. Requires a landlord, prior to giving a tenant 21 days' notice of his intention to terminate the rental agreement for a dwelling unit that has been damaged or destroyed by fire or casualty, to (i) make a reasonable effort to meet with the tenant to discuss reasonable alternatives and to offer the tenant a substantially similar unit, if one is available, or (ii) determine that the damage was caused by the tenant's failure to maintain the dwelling unit in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nadarius Clark Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; extends expiration of Program to July 1, 2025. [HB-477] [Housing ] [Law Enforcement ] [Real Estate ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; expiration. Extends the expiration of the Eviction Diversion Pilot Program to July 1, 2025. Currently, the Program is set to expire on July 1, 2024. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0042) on 03/08/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to termination of residential leases. [HB-181] [Housing ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to permit a tenant to terminate a lease or rental agreement if he or she is seeking relocation due to a recent mental or physical health emergency; require the tenant to pay any rent due prorated to the effective date of termination; relieve the tenant from liability for any other rent or fees resulting from the termination.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown Introduced In House on 01/08/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. [HB-442] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; payment plan. Requires a landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, before terminating a rental agreement due to nonpayment of rent if the exact amount of rent owed is less than or equal to one month's rent plus any late charges contracted for in the rental agreement and as provided by law, to serve upon such tenant a written notice informing the tenant of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Price House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to local governments. [SB-76] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit local governments from adopting or enforcing an ordinance relating to landlord or tenant laws that is in conflict with the laws of this Commonwealth.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Steve West To State & Local Government (s) on 01/08/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance by certain landlords, tenant remedies. [HB-247] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance by certain landlords; tenant remedies. Allows a tenant to bring a civil cause of action for compensatory damages against a housing authority when there is a material noncompliance by such housing authority with the rental agreement or a noncompliance with any provision of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act that materially affects the health and safety of the tenant.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Glass Committee Substitute Printed To Lis Only 24106092d-h1 on 01/26/2024

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Landlord and Tenant Fairness Act; established. [HB-192] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Landlord and Tenant Fairness Act established. Establishes the Landlord and Tenant Fairness Act that requires any landlord who owns more than nine rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than nine rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth, to meet certain requirements with respect to (i) the advertisement of any rental dwelling unit for occupancy; (ii) the charging of application fees and processing of an applicant's information during an application check; and (iii) the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Fernando Martinez Left In General Laws on 02/13/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to abandoned property. [HB-75] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Property Tax ]
Amend KRS 383.020 to specify duties of landlord with respect to abandoned personal property.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown Introduced In House on 01/02/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the promotion of family well-being and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-34] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Insurance ] [Food ] [Senior Citizens ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Agriculture ] [Public Health ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to require the eligibility periods for all public assistance programs administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services be extended to the maximum period of eligibility permitted under federal law; prohibit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services from relying exclusively on automated, artificial-intelligence based, or algorithmic software in the identification of fraud in programs administered by the cabinet; require Cabinet for Health and Family Services personnel to review relevant documentation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Whitney Westerfield To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 01/05/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to rights and obligations of landlords and tenants to a residential lease. [HB-76] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Repeal and reenact various sections of KRS Chapter 383 to update the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; create new sections of KRS Chapter 383 to conform; amend KRS 383.715 to conform; repeal KRS 383.300, 303.302, 383.500, 383.505, 383.515, 383.525, 383.540, 383.580, 383.620, and 383.665.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown Introduced In House on 01/02/2024

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