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2004 SESSION

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HB 981 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance of rental agreement, award of attorneys' fees.

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

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance of rental agreement; award of attorneys' fees. Provides that if the rental agreement provides for the payment of reasonable attorneys' fees in the event of a breach of the agreement and the tenant fails to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the failure to pay rent or vacate the premises was due to (i) the breach of the lease by the landlord, or (ii) unlawful actions on the part of the landlord, the court shall award such reasonable attorneys' fees.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 046409484  pdf
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB981ER)  pdf
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 046409484
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/19/04  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
• 01/22/04  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/04  House: Read first time
• 01/27/04  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/28/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/29/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/29/04  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: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB981ER)
• 03/15/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/29/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 232 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232)