Condominium Act; allows elderly or disabled tenants in conversion units to assign purchase right. (HB2727)
Introduced By
Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Bob Hull (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Terrie Suit (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Condominium Act; conversion condominiums; rights of elderly and persons with disabilities. Allows any tenant who is disabled or elderly to assign the exclusive right to purchase his unit to a government agency, housing authority, or certified nonprofit housing corporation, which shall then offer the tenant a lease at an affordable rent, in the case of a conversion condominium. The bill provides that the acquisition of such units by the governmental agency, housing authority, or certified nonprofit housing corporation shall not (i) exceed the greater of one unit or five percent of the total number of units in the condominium or (ii) impede the condominium conversion process. The bill defines affordable rent and certified nonprofit housing corporation. Read the Bill »
Status
03/20/2007: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2007 | Committee |
01/10/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074630299 |
01/10/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/16/2007 | Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing (Suit) |
02/03/2007 | Read first time |
02/05/2007 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/06/2007 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
02/07/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/07/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/14/2007 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
02/16/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2007 | Read third time |
02/19/2007 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/19/2007 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/19/2007 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/19/2007 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) |
02/19/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
02/21/2007 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2007 | VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2007 | Enrolled |
03/07/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2727ER) |
03/07/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2007 | Signed by President |
03/20/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 665 (effective 7/1/07) |
04/05/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0665) |