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2007 SESSION

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HB 2244 Unlawful detainer actions; bad faith by tenant.

Introduced by: Algie T. Howell, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Unlawful detainer actions; tenant's intent to cause injury.  Provides for a shorter period of time (15 days) for an initial hearing on an unlawful detainer action filed to terminate a tenancy pursuant to the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act, where the plaintiff files a sworn affidavit stating (i) that the tenant has prior knowledge that he unlawfully detaining the plaintiff's property, and (ii) that the tenant is maliciously and willfully continuing the unlawful detainer intending to injure the plaintiff.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070821326  pdf
• 01/29/07  House: Committee substitute printed 077203326-H1  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070821326
• 01/09/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 01/26/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/07  House: Committee substitute printed 077203326-H1
• 01/30/07  House: Read first time
• 01/31/07  House: Read second time
• 01/31/07  House: Committee substitute agreed to 077203326-H1
• 01/31/07  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2244H1
• 02/01/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/02/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/07  Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)