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1997 SESSION

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HB 2740 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental agreements.

Introduced by: Shirley F. Cooper | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental agreements. Provides that nothing in the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act shall be construed to invalidate a charge for the late payment of rent provided that the late charge is expressed in the rental agreement and does not exceed an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of the monthly rent or exceeds 10 percent in an amount determined by a court to be reasonable.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 971406160  pdf
• 02/03/97  House: Printed as engrossed 971406160-E  pdf
• 02/04/97  House: Printed as reengrossed 971406160-E  pdf

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HISTORY

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 971406160
• 01/20/97  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/21/97  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
• 01/31/97  House: Reported from General Laws with amds. (19-Y 3-N)
• 02/01/97  House: Read first time
• 02/02/97  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/03/97  House: Read second time
• 02/03/97  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/03/97  House: Amendments by Mr. Griffith agreed to
• 02/03/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/03/97  House: Printed as engrossed 971406160-E
• 02/04/97  House: Engrossment reconsidered by House
• 02/04/97  House: Read second time
• 02/04/97  House: Amendment by Ms. Drake agreed to
• 02/04/97  House: Reengrossed by House as amended
• 02/04/97  House: Printed as reengrossed 971406160-E
• 02/04/97  House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 5-N)
• 02/04/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 5-N)
• 02/04/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/06/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/12/97  Senate: Reported from General Laws with amd. (8-Y 5-N 2-A)
• 02/13/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/97  Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/97  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/14/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/17/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/18/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/18/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/18/97  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/18/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/18/97  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Y. B. Miller agreed to (24-Y 16-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMENDMENT (24-Y 16-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/18/97  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (27-Y 13-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (27-Y 13-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: Defeated by Senate (17-Y 22-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (17-Y 22-N)