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2011 SESSION
HB 1611 Landlord and tenant laws; service of process may be accomplished by a sheriff, etc.
Introduced by: G. Glenn Oder-resigned 8/31/11 | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Landlord and tenant laws. Provides that localities must have a uniform set of standards as provided in the Statewide Building Code for smoke detectors, and tenants must maintain smoke detectors; prohibits tenants from painting or altering a dwelling unit without the prior written approval of the landlord; and allows a private process server to serve process. The bill also allows a landlord to take legal action against a relocated tenant for noncompliance during the relocation; and in cases involving a deceased tenant, authorizes the landlord to dispose of such tenant's property if not claimed by the person identified on the lease to be notified in the event of the death of a tenant after the 10-day notice to such person. Currently, such person has 30 days after the 10-day notice to remove the decedent's property before it may be disposed of by the landlord. The bill further provides that withholding tax from a Virginia source for a nonresident landlord is not required where the landlord owns no more than four dwelling units and removes the grandfather provision for a rental inspection district created by Fairfax City before January 1, 2009. Finally, the bill includes the following provisions that are subject to a reenactment clause: (i) authorizing service of process to be accomplished by a sheriff and for service to be received and accepted electronically provided sufficient proof of delivery is retained, and (ii) allowing the sheriff to charge an additional $10 for electronic service.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101897D pdf
- 01/27/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104725D-H1 pdf
- 02/02/11 House: Printed as engrossed 11104725D-EH1 pdf
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1611ER) pdf
- 04/06/11 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1611ER2) pdf
- 04/06/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0766) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101897D
- 01/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/17/11 House: Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
- 01/26/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/11 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104725D-H1
- 01/31/11 House: Read first time
- 02/01/11 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/11 House: Read second time
- 02/02/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104725D-H1
- 02/02/11 House: Amendment by Delegate Athey agreed to
- 02/02/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1611EH1
- 02/02/11 House: Printed as engrossed 11104725D-EH1
- 02/03/11 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/09/11 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/11/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/11 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/15/11 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/15/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/15/11 Senate: Amendment by Senator Petersen agreed to
- 02/15/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/15/11 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 Senate: Amendment by Senator Petersen reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/16/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/11 Senate: Amendment by Senator Petersen rejected
- 02/18/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/11 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/21/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/11 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1611ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/11 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/05/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/06/11 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/11 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/06/11 House: Reenrolled
- 04/06/11 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1611ER2)
- 04/06/11 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/06/11 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/06/11 House: Enacted, Chapter 766 (effective - see bill)
- 04/06/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0766)