Monday, October 6, 2008
The General Assembly is not in session.
Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB958: Residential dwellings, non-owner occupied; local government authority to require registration.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-957.1 as follows:
§ 15.2-957.1. Registration of non-owner occupied residential dwellings; penalty.
A. Any locality may require all non-owner occupied residential dwellings to be registered on an annual basis. The registration of buildings shall be on forms designated by the locality and filed with the agency designated by the locality.
B. Failure to register shall be a $50 civil penalty; however, failure to register in conservation and rehabilitation districts designated by the governing body, or in other areas designated as blighted pursuant to § 36-49.1:1, shall be punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $250. Notice shall be mailed to the owner or owners, at the address to which property tax notices are sent, at least 30 days prior to the assessment of the civil penalty.
C. As used in this section “non-owner occupied residential dwelling” means any residential dwelling units wherein the owner of such property does not reside and such dwelling unit is subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (§ 55-248.2 et seq.).
Additional Data
Explanation
This is the actual text of the bill — the legislation itself. Generally this is amending existing law, proposing the addition or removal of words from laws that are already on the books.
Words that are highlighted in yellow are
proposed additions, and words that are crossed out in
red are proposed removals.
The numbers with the § symbol before them are references to existing laws, and if you click on them they’ll take you to that part of the law on the state's website.