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2014 SESSION
HB 273 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; changes applicability, security deposits.
Introduced by: G. Manoli Loupassi | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; applicability; security deposits. Changes the applicability of the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act from the ownership of no more than 10 single-family residences to ownership of no more than two single-family residences and makes the application uniform across the state. The bill also authorizes a landlord to expedite the disposition of security deposits under certain circumstances and sets the interest rate (0.00%) on security deposits for 2014. The bill repeals the requirement for a landlord to accrue interest on security deposits, effective January 1, 2015.
FULL TEXT
- 12/31/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101600D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/14 House: Printed as engrossed 14101600D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB273ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB273ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/31/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101600D
- 12/31/13 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/10/14 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/21/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/14 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/14 House: Read first time
- 01/28/14 House: Read second time
- 01/28/14 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/28/14 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB273E
- 01/28/14 House: Printed as engrossed 14101600D-E
- 01/29/14 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/17/14 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/14 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/14 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/14 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/14 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB273ER)
- 02/26/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB273ER)
- 02/26/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective - see bill)
- 04/06/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651)