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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
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042745484 pdf
- 02/06/04 House: Committee substitute printed 041786484-H1 pdf
- 03/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB974ER) pdf
- 04/12/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042745484
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/19/04 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
- 02/05/04 House: Reported from General Laws with sub (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 House: Committee substitute printed 041786484-H1
- 02/09/04 House: Read first time
- 02/10/04 House: Read second time
- 02/10/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 041786484-H1
- 02/10/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB974H1
- 02/11/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/12/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/18/04 Senate: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/20/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/23/04 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/04 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/15/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB974ER)
- 03/16/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 307 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/12/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307)