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2006 SESSION

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HB 320 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance of rental agreement, landlord to recover damages.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance with rental agreement; recovery of damages by landlord.  Allows a landlord to seek the award of costs or attorney's fees under § 8.01-27.1 and other civil recovery under § 8.01-27.2 as a part of other damages requested and an unlawful detainer action.  Under current law the landlord would be required to seek such damages separately.

FULL TEXT

• 01/04/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064271204  pdf
• 02/03/06  House: Committee substitute printed 067721204-H1  pdf
• 02/23/06  Senate: Committee substitute printed 065384204-S1  pdf
• 03/07/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB320ER)  pdf
• 04/14/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/04/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064271204
• 01/04/06  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/18/06  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: #1 Housing (Suit)
• 02/02/06  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/03/06  House: Committee substitute printed 067721204-H1
• 02/06/06  House: Read first time
• 02/07/06  House: Read second time
• 02/07/06  House: Committee substitute agreed to 067721204-H1
• 02/07/06  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB320H1
• 02/08/06  House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 7-N 1-A)
• 02/08/06  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 7-N 1-A)
• 02/08/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/15/06  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (6-Y 7-N 1-A)
• 02/22/06  Senate: Reconsidered by General Laws and Technology
• 02/22/06  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 2-N 2-A)
• 02/23/06  Senate: Committee substitute printed 065384204-S1
• 02/24/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/06  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/27/06  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 065384204-S1
• 02/27/06  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB320S1
• 02/27/06  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 3-N)
• 02/27/06  Senate: VOTE: (36-Y 3-N)
• 02/28/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/01/06  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N)
• 03/01/06  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 1-N)
• 03/07/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB320ER)
• 03/07/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/05/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 628 (effective 7/1/06)
• 04/14/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)