Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination of leases by military personnel. (HB1816)

Introduced By

Del. Terrie Suit (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patrons Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), and Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

✓	Introduced
☐	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
✓	Passed Senate
✓	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination of leases by military personnel. Removes the provision that final rent, in the event of early termination of the rental agreement by military personnel, is to be prorated to the date of termination and payable at such time as would have otherwise been required by the terms of the rental agreement. The bill conforms the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to federal law on this issue. Read the Bill »

Status

03/12/2007: signed by governor

History

Date	Action
01/03/2007	Committee
01/03/2007	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075185520
01/03/2007	Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/10/2007	Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing (Suit)
01/24/2007	Read first time
01/25/2007	Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2007	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/26/2007	Communicated to Senate
01/29/2007	Constitutional reading dispensed
01/29/2007	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/09/2007	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/09/2007	VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2007	Read third time
02/12/2007	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2007	VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2007	Enrolled
02/15/2007	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1816ER)
02/15/2007	Signed by Speaker
02/15/2007	Signed by President
03/12/2007	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 252 (effective 7/1/07)
03/15/2007	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252)