HB442
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Bennett-Parker |
Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. |
Summary:
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 exact amount due and owed and offer the tenant a payment plan under which the tenant must pay the exact amount due and owed in equal monthly installments over a period of the lesser of six months or the time remaining under the rental agreement. The bill prohibits the landlord from charging any additional late fees during the payment plan period in connection with the unpaid rental amount for which the tenant entered into the payment plan so long as the tenant makes timely payments in accordance with the terms of the payment plan. The bill also outlines the remedies a landlord has if a tenant fails to pay the exact amount due and owed or enter into a payment plan within five days of receiving notice or if a tenant enters into a payment plan and after such plan becomes effective fails to pay rent when due or fails to make a payment under the terms of the agreed-upon payment plan.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/7/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB442ER) 3/7/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB442ER) 3/7/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 4/17/2024 - House sustained Governor's veto
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/28/2024 - Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) 3/1/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) 3/4/2024 - Read third time 3/4/2024 - Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) 3/8/2024 - Signed by President
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
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HB598
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Price |
Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. |
Summary:
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.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/25/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB598ER) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/27/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB598ER) 3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 4/17/2024 - House sustained Governor's veto
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/5/2024 - Reading of substitute waived 3/5/2024 - Substitute by Senator Aird agreed to 24108579D-S1 3/5/2024 - Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB598S1 3/5/2024 - Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
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HB634
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Simon |
Residential dwelling units; rentals for 30 consecutive days or longer. |
Summary:
Residential dwelling units; rentals for 30 consecutive days or longer.
Prohibits a locality from enacting or enforcing an ordinance that bans the rental of residential dwelling units for 30 consecutive days or longer. The bill allows a locality by ordinance to regulate such rental if such regulations (i) are reasonable and (ii) do not exceed the requirements for an owner-occupied residential property or a residential property rented for a lease term of 12 months or more in the same zoning district. This bill is identical to SB 308.Â
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/12/2024 - VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) 2/29/2024 - Enrolled 2/29/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB634ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/21/2024 - Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 0-N) 2/23/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) 2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 3/3/2024 - Signed by President
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Related Bills:
SB308 (McPike) - Residential dwelling units; rentals for 30 consecutive days or longer.
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N 1-A)
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HB967
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Lopez |
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fee disclosure statement. |
Summary:
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, in bold, 14-point type, a description of any rent and fees to be charged to the tenant. The bill requires that such rental agreement also contain, in bold, 14-point type: No fee shall be collected unless it is listed below. This bill is identical to SB 405.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
4/17/2024 - VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 47-N) 4/17/2024 - Reenrolled 4/17/2024 - Reenrolled bill text (HB967ER2) 4/17/2024 - Signed by Speaker as reenrolled 4/17/2024 - Enacted, Chapter 826 (effective 7/1/24)
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N) 3/3/2024 - Signed by President 4/17/2024 - Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) 4/17/2024 - Signed by President as reenrolled
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Related Bills:
SB405 (Boysko) - Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fee disclosure statement.
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
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HB993
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Tran |
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions, fees for maintenance. |
Summary:
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited fees.
Prohibits landlords subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act from requiring a tenant to (i) pay any fee for the maintenance or repair of any unit subject to such rental agreement unless necessitated by the tenant's violation of a requirement of the Act or (ii) pay any fee to submit periodic rent payments or other amounts due, unless the landlord offers an alternative method of payment that does not include additional fees. This bill is identical to SB 422.Â
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 4/8/2024 - Governor's recommendation received by House 4/17/2024 - House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N) 4/17/2024 - VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N) 4/17/2024 - Communicated to Governor
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/26/2024 - Reading of substitute waived 2/26/2024 - Committee substitute agreed to 24107999D-S1 2/26/2024 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB993S1 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) 3/7/2024 - Signed by President
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Related Bills:
SB422 (Ebbin) - Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions, fees for maintenance.
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
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HB996
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Anthony |
VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, etc.; definitions, notice of tenant screening criteria. |
Summary:
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. The bill requires such landlords to notify applicants of certain rights protected by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act if the landlord takes an adverse action, as defined in the bill, after reviewing an application. Finally, the bill requires such landlords to refund any funds received in excess of the landlord's actual expenses and damages, after the landlord's rejection of an application or an applicant's failure to rent a unit upon being notified of his eligibility for tenancy.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 4/8/2024 - Governor's recommendation received by House 4/17/2024 - House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 99-N) 4/17/2024 - VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N) 4/17/2024 - Communicated to Governor
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/4/2024 - Read third time 3/4/2024 - Passed by for the day 3/5/2024 - Read third time 3/5/2024 - Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President
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Related Bills:
HB1271 (Callsen) - Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, etc.; notice of tenant screening criteria.
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
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HB1207
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Hayes |
Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; affordable housing, criminal record screening policy. |
Summary:
Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; affordable housing; criminal record screening model policy.
Requires the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department) to develop a criminal record screening model policy for admitting or denying an applicant for affordable housing covered under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's guidance on the application of the Fair Housing Act and maintain such model policy on its website. The bill prohibits a landlord of an affordable housing unit from inquiring about or requiring disclosure of, or if such information is received, basing an adverse action, in whole or in part, on an applicant's criminal or arrest record unless the landlord does so in accordance with the criminal record screening model policy developed by the Department and posted on its website and provides the applicant with a written copy of such policy. The bill directs the Department to convene a stakeholder group to provide input into the development of the criminal record screening model policy. This bill is identical to SB 588.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/5/2024 - Enrolled 3/5/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1207ER) 3/5/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB1207ER) 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 4/17/2024 - House sustained Governor's veto
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Reading of amendments waived 2/26/2024 - Committee amendments agreed to 2/26/2024 - Engrossed by Senate as amended 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N)
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Related Bills:
SB588 (Lucas) - Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; affordable housing, criminal record screening policy.
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
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HB1251
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Cousins |
VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, court escrow account. |
Summary:
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 by a subsequent order of the court. The bill also provides that a failure of the tenant to make timely payments into escrow shall not be grounds for dismissal of the underlying action but may be considered by the court when issuing an order.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
2/29/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1251ER) 2/29/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB1251ER) 2/29/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/11/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 4/17/2024 - House sustained Governor's veto
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Senate Committee Actions:
2/21/2024 - Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) 2/23/2024 - Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) 2/26/2024 - Read third time 2/26/2024 - Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) 3/3/2024 - Signed by President
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
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HB1270
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McQuinn |
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation, prohibited acts. |
Summary:
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation.
Makes it a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to sell or offer for sale services as a professional mold remediator to be performed upon any residential dwelling without holding a mold remediation certification from the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC).
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/25/2024 - Enrolled 3/25/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1270ER) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/27/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB1270ER) 3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/4/2024 - Reading of amendments waived 3/4/2024 - Committee amendments agreed to 3/4/2024 - Engrossed by Senate as amended 3/4/2024 - Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
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HB1398
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Bennett-Parker |
Affordable housing; creates framework for localities to preserve housing. |
Summary:
Preservation of affordable housing; definitions; civil penalty.
Creates a framework for localities to preserve affordable housing by exercising a right of first refusal on publicly supported housing, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes localities to implement an ordinance that requires an owner to accept a right of first refusal offer by the locality or qualified designee, defined in the bill, in order to preserve affordable housing for a period of not less than 15 years. The bill requires that any locality adopting such an ordinance to preserve affordable housing submit an annual report to the Department of Housing and Community Development by December 31.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/25/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1398ER) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/27/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB1398ER) 3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 4/17/2024 - House sustained Governor's veto
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/4/2024 - Read third time 3/4/2024 - Passed by for the day 3/5/2024 - Read third time 3/5/2024 - Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
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HB1487
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Tran |
DHCD; translation of certain forms and documents into five non-English languages on website, etc. |
Summary:
Department of Housing and Community Development; forms and documents for landlords and tenants; translation into non-English languages.
Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to translate all forms and documents that the Department is mandated by law to create and that are posted on its website for use by residential landlords and tenants into the five non-English languages most commonly spoken in Virginia. The bill allows the Department to accept materials translated by volunteers but requires the Department to verify the accuracy of such translations prior to making such translations available on its website.
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Fiscal Impact
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Last Five Actions:
3/25/2024 - Enrolled 3/25/2024 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1487ER) 3/26/2024 - Signed by Speaker 3/27/2024 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 4/3/2024 - Impact statement from DPB (HB1487ER)
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Senate Committee Actions:
3/4/2024 - Read third time 3/4/2024 - Passed by for the day 3/5/2024 - Read third time 3/5/2024 - Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) 3/25/2024 - Signed by President
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Housing/Consumer Protection
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
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