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2015 SESSION

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HB 1905 Landlord and tenant law; retaliatory conduct by landlord.

Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Landlord and tenant law; retaliatory conduct by landlord. Removes the requirement in the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act that the court determine that the "primary" reason for a landlord taking an action for possession or termination of a rental agreement is retaliation. The tenant continues to have the burden of proving retaliatory intent. The bill also adds in landlord and tenant law a provision prohibiting retaliatory conduct by the landlord.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101453D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1905ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0408)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/13/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101453D
• 01/13/15  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/20/15  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 01/21/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/15  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/15  House: Read first time
• 02/09/15  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/10/15  House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N 1-A)
• 02/10/15  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 4-N 1-A)
• 02/11/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/15  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/15  Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Rereferred to General Laws and Technology
• 02/23/15  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/15  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/15  House: Enrolled
• 03/06/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1905ER)
• 03/06/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/10/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
• 03/10/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/23/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 408 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/23/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0408)