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2015 SESSION
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)