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HB 974 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; access by landlord to correct nonemergency property condition.

Introduced by: Gary A. Reese | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act; access by landlord to correct nonemergency property condition. Authorizes a landlord, upon the determination of the existence of a nonemergency property condition in a dwelling unit, to temporarily relocate the tenant from the unit in order to alleviate the condition. The total costs for making the repairs to alleviate the condition shall be at the expense of the landlord and the relocation of the tenant must be to a comparable dwelling unit, at no expense to the tenant and for a period not to exceed 30 days. In addition, the bill provides that the landlord is responsible for any damage to the tenant's property provided the tenant notifies the landlord of the damage within 10 days of returning to the dwelling unit. Under the bill, the failure of the tenant to cooperate with the temporary removal shall be deemed a breach of the rental agreement unless the tenant agrees to vacate the unit and terminate the rental agreement.


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