Landlord and tenant law; residential tenancies, landlord and tenant obligations and remedies. (HB2033)
Introduced By
Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas)
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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
Landlord and tenant law; residential tenancies; landlord and tenant obligations and remedies. Provides that the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act ( 55-248.2 et seq.) (the Act) shall apply to all residential tenancies; however, a landlord who is a natural person, an estate, or a legal entity that owns no more than two single-family residential dwelling units in the same name subject to a rental agreement may opt out of the Act by stating so in the rental agreement. The bill conforms general landlord and tenant law relating to residential tenancies to the Act, including the security deposits, lease terms, notice, and disclosure provisions. The bill also provides for unclaimed security deposits to escheat to the State Literary Fund rather than the Virginia Housing Trust Fund and changes the requirement that a landlord make reasonable efforts to advise the tenant of the right to be present at the landlord's inspection to a requirement that written notice of the right be provided. The bill provides for a landlord to provide a tenant with a written statement of charges and payments over the previous 12 months rather than an accounting as required under current law. In addition, the bill includes any activity that involves or constitutes a criminal or willful act by the tenant or authorized occupants, guests, or invitees as an immediate nonremediable violation for which the landlord may terminate the tenancy. The bill also authorizes a landlord to dispose of the property of a deceased tenant within 30 days of the death if a personal representative has not been appointed by the circuit court. The landlord may proceed with the disposal after providing 10 days' notice. The bill (i) provides that authorized occupants, guests, or invitees must vacate the dwelling unit after the death of a sole tenant; (ii) allows a landlord to request during the pendency of an unlawful detainer action an order holding the tenant in contempt for failing to provide the landlord with access to the dwelling unit; (iii) adds oil to the utilities that may be include in ratio utility billing; (iv) requires the landlord to provide a written security deposit disposition statement following a move-out inspection and provides for the landlord to seek recovery for additional damages discovered after the security deposit disposition has been made; and (v) authorizes a landlord to retain an attorney to prepare or provide any required written notice and permits the use an electronic signature or an electronic notarization. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Committee |
01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101720D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/16/2017 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
01/18/2017 | Referred from Courts of Justice |
01/18/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/23/2017 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/25/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2033) |
01/31/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2017 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104934D-H1 |
02/04/2017 | Read first time |
02/06/2017 | Read second time |
02/06/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104934D-H1 |
02/06/2017 | Amendment by Delegate Miller agreed to |
02/06/2017 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2033EH1 |
02/06/2017 | Printed as engrossed 17104934D-EH1 |
02/07/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/13/2017 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2033EH1) |
02/16/2017 | Read third time |
02/16/2017 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2017 | Enrolled |
03/07/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2033ER) |
03/07/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
03/10/2017 | Signed by President |
03/13/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17 |
03/13/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
03/13/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2033ER) |
03/24/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 730 (effective 7/1/17) |
03/24/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730) |