Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; nonrefundable application fee, limitations. (HB1651)
Introduced By
Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News) with support from co-patrons Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D-Alexandria), and Del. Nadarius Clark (D-Portsmouth)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; nonrefundable application fee; limitations. Provides that a landlord shall not obtain a consumer report or conduct any other investigation into the background or qualifications of a rental applicant without first establishing a written rental admission policy that is available to the public and providing the applicant with either a written or an electronic copy of such policy. The bill also provides that such policy must contain a disclosure of the amount of all nonrefundable application fees and deposits. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2023 | Committee |
01/08/2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100298D |
01/08/2023 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/11/2023 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/12/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1651) |
01/19/2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) |
01/24/2023 | Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws (11-Y 11-N) (see vote tally) |