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2005 SESSION

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HB 1711 Landlord and Tenant; purchase of damage or renter's insurance.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; insurance.  Clarifies that where a landlord obtains for tenant either damage insurance or renter's insurance, the landlord shall name the tenant as a "co-insured," so that the tenant will have privity of contract with the insurance company. Currently, the landlord's authority to obtain such insurance is limited to the purchase of a rider on the landlord's property and casualty insurance contract.

FULL TEXT

• 12/27/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051277204  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1711ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/28/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0285)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/27/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051277204
• 12/27/04  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/12/05  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: Subcommittee #1...
• 01/25/05  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/05  House: Read first time
• 01/27/05  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/28/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/31/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/31/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/09/05  Senate: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/05  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1711ER)
• 02/25/05  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 285 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/28/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0285)