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2002 SESSION
HB 502 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; definitions, prepaid rent.
Introduced by: Thelma Drake | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; definitions; prepaid rent. Allows a tenant to offer and a landlord to accept prepaid rent and requires such prepaid rent to be placed in an escrow account by the end of the fifth business day following receipt and remain in that account until such time as the rent becomes due. The bill also provides that a bond or commercial insurance policy purchased by a tenant to secure the performance of the terms or conditions of a rental agreement shall not be considered as a security deposit as defined by the Act. In addition, the bill adds prepaid rent and nonrefundable pet fees to the definition of rent and provides that the definition of "tenant" does not include (i) an authorized occupant, (ii) a guest or invitee, or (iii) any person who guarantees or cosigns the payment of the financial obligations of a rental agreement but has no right to occupy a dwelling unit. "Authorized occupant" is defined as a person entitled to occupy a dwelling unit with the consent of a landlord under a rental agreement with a tenant.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 022956736 pdf
- 02/01/02 House: Committee substitute printed 027880736-H1 pdf
- 03/14/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB502ER) pdf
- 04/08/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0531) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 022956736
- 01/09/02 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/25/02 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
- 01/31/02 House: Reported from General Laws with sub (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/02 House: Committee substitute printed 027880736-H1
- 02/04/02 House: Read first time
- 02/05/02 House: Read second time
- 02/05/02 House: Committee substitute agreed to 027880736-H1
- 02/05/02 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 027880736-H1
- 02/06/02 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/02 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 03/04/02 Senate: Reported from General Laws (12-Y 2-N)
- 03/05/02 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/02 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/02 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/02 Senate: Read third time
- 03/07/02 Senate: Reading of amendment #1 waived
- 03/07/02 Senate: Amendment #1 by Sen. Byrne withdrawn
- 03/07/02 Senate: Reading of amendment #2 waived
- 03/07/02 Senate: Amendment #2 by Sen. Byrne agreed to
- 03/07/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/07/02 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/07/02 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (64-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/07/02 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (64-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/14/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB502ER)
- 03/18/02 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/05/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 531 (effective 7/1/02)
- 04/08/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0531)