Virginia Residential Landlord And Tenant Act
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance with rental agreement. [HB-1845]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance with rental agreement; children and elderly tenants; local department of social services. Provides that a landlord, when serving written notice on a tenant of his intention to terminate a rental agreement for noncompliance by the tenant with such rental agreement, shall notify the tenant of the option to contact the local department of social services if an authorized occupant is (i) a dependent child younger than 18 years of age, with certain exceptions enumerated in the bill, or (ii)
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In General Laws on 02/07/2023
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Vulnerable tenants; DHCD, et al., to study and develop recommendations pertaining to evictions. [SB-1127]
Department of Housing and Community Development; protection of vulnerable tenants; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development, in coordination with the Department of Social Services, to convene a workgroup to evaluate policies that can be used to protect an authorized occupant where such authorized occupant is (i) a dependent child younger than 18 years of age or (ii) a mentally or physically incapacitated elderly person. The bill provides that the workgroup shall analyze the current protections in place for children and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Morrissey
Left In General Laws on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. [HB-1830]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Torian
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement. [HB-1702]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement; rent increase; notice. 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, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth to, in the case of any rental agreement that contains an option to renew or an automatic renewal provision, provide written notice to the tenant notifying the tenant of any increase in rent during the subsequent rental agreement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0706) on 03/27/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. [HB-1732]
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 or as provided by law, to serve upon such tenant a written notice informing the tenant of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In General Laws on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities. [HB-1735]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities. Provides that if a tenant fails or otherwise refuses to sign the form developed by the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department) and posted on its website acknowledging that the tenant has received the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities from the landlord, the landlord shall record the date or dates on which he provided the form to the tenant and the fact that the tenant failed or otherwise
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Sponsored by: Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0450) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. [HB-1652]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; nonrefundable application fee, limitations. [HB-1651]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; nonrefundable application fee; limitations. Provides that a landlord shall not obtain a consumer report or conduct any other investigation into the background or qualifications of a rental applicant without first establishing a written rental admission policy that is available to the public and providing the applicant with either a written or an electronic copy of such policy. The bill also provides that such policy must contain a disclosure of the amount of all nonrefundable application fees and deposits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Failed To Report (defeated) In General Laws (11-y 11-n) on 01/24/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. [HB-1650]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Provides that if a condition exists in a rental dwelling unit that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with any provision of law that, if not promptly corrected, constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of tenants or occupants of the premises, a locality may institute an action for injunction and damages to enforce the landlord's duty to maintain the rental dwelling unit in a fit and habitable condition,
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Failed To Report And Refer To Appropriations (defeated) In General Laws (11-y 11-n) on 01/24/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; uninhabitable dwelling unit. [HB-1635]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; uninhabitable dwelling unit. Provides that a tenant may terminate the rental agreement and receive a full refund of all deposits and rent paid to the landlord if, at the beginning of the tenancy, a condition exists in the rental dwelling unit that constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of tenants or occupants of the premises, including an infestation of rodents or a lack of heat, hot or cold running water, electricity, or adequate sewage disposal facilities, so long
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0435) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; security deposits. [SB-941]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; security deposits. Provides that if a tenant is present for a move-out inspection, there are no damages to the dwelling unit beyond normal wear and tear based upon such inspection, and the tenant does not owe any rent to the landlord as of the date of such move-out inspection, the landlord shall refund the entirety of the security deposit to the tenant within 15 business days of the date of such move-out inspection. Such refund shall be returned to the tenant electronically, in person, or by mail at
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Left In General Laws on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; security deposits. [SB-891]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; security deposits. Increases from 15 to 30 days the additional time period that a landlord has to provide a tenant with an itemization of damages to the premises and the cost of repair when such damages exceed the amount of the tenant's security deposit and require the services of a third-party contractor. The bill has an expiration date of June 30, 2024, and is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. John Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0434) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; security deposits. [HB-1542]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; security deposits. Increases from 15 to 30 days the additional time period that a landlord has to provide a tenant with an itemization of damages to the premises and the cost of repair when such damages exceed the amount of the tenant's security deposit and require the services of a third-party contractor. The bill has an expiration date of June 30, 2024, and is identical to
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrey Campbell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0433) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord's noncompliance as defense to action. [SB-284]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord's noncompliance as defense to action for possession for nonpayment of rent. Removes the requirement that a tenant, if in possession of a dwelling unit, must pay for the court to hold the amount of rent found to be due and unpaid pending the issuance of an order pursuant to an action by the landlord for possession based upon nonpayment of rent where the tenant has asserted a defense that there exists upon the leased premises a condition that constitutes, or will constitute, a fire hazard or a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Left In General Laws And Technology on 11/21/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's assertion, condemnation of dwelling unit. [HB-882]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's assertion; condemnation of dwelling unit; remedies. Provides a rebuttable presumption of a landlord's material noncompliance with the rental agreement if the leased premises was condemned by an appropriate state or local agency due to the landlord's or his agent's refusal or failure to remedy a condition for which he was served a condemnation notice. The bill requires a court, when such rebuttable presumption is established, to award the tenant the amount of three months' rent, any prepaid rent,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Left In General Laws on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement. [HB-868]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement; warranty of habitability. Prohibits a landlord from waiving, either orally or in writing, his duty to maintain a fit premises, and requires a landlord to include in every rental agreement the terms and conditions governing such duty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement. [HB-893]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement; automatic renewal; notice of rent increase. Requires a landlord that owns more than four rental dwelling units to, in the case of any rental agreement that provides for automatic renewal of such agreement, provide separate written notice to the tenant notifying the tenant of any increase in rent. The bill provides that such notice shall be provided to the tenant no less than 30 days before the automatic renewal takes effect.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In General Laws on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited discrimination, national origin. [HB-909]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited discrimination; national origin. Provides that a landlord may not discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges with respect to the rental of a dwelling unit, or in the provision of services or facilities in the connection therewith, to any person because of such person's national origin.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; nonrefundable application fee, limitations. [HB-804]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; nonrefundable application fee; limitations. Places limitations on when a landlord may charge a nonrefundable application fee in addition to a refundable application deposit. The bill prohibits a landlord with more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units from charging prospective tenants any nonrefundable application fee in excess of the amount necessary to reimburse the landlord for any actual out-of-pocket expenses paid by the landlord
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Price
Left In General Laws on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; retaliatory conduct, rebuttable presumption. [HB-840]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; retaliatory conduct; rebuttable presumption. Establishes a rebuttable presumption of retaliatory conduct pursuant to the provisions of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act if a landlord increases rent beyond that which is charged for similar market rentals, decreases services, brings or threatens to bring an action for possession, or terminates the rental agreement within six months of having knowledge of certain actions made by a tenant.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Left In General Laws on 02/15/2022