Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; insurance, early termination of rental agreement. (HB1638)
Introduced By
Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; insurance; early termination of rental agreement. Prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to agree to a waiver of subrogation for damage or renter's insurance. The bill also (i) requires a landlord to post a copy of a standard rental agreement and any addenda regularly used by the landlord on the landlord's public website, if any; (ii) allows for the early termination of a rental agreement by the surviving spouse of a decedent tenant under certain conditions; and (iii) provides that if a tenant makes a request for maintenance, the landlord is required to contact the tenant by telephone or electronic mail as provided by the tenant to arrange a time as may be mutually agreed upon by the landlord and tenant to remedy the condition for which the request for maintenance was made, unless there is a preexisting agreement between the parties to the contrary. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/04/2017 | Committee |
01/04/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100505D |
01/04/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/12/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1638) |
01/16/2017 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/24/2017 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
02/08/2017 | Left in General Laws |