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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I
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H.B. 5106.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1245 of the Code of Virginia,
relating to landlord and tenant, noncompliance with rental agreement;
prohibition on using negative credit information arising from the COVID-19
pandemic against tenants or applicants for tenancy; penalty; emergency. 20200990D
- 10/16/20 House: Second Conference substitute printed 20201382D-H3
- 10/14/20 House: Conference substitute printed 20201355D-H2
- 08/28/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20200990D-EH1
- 08/24/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20200990D-H1
- 08/21/20 House: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 20200742D
Patrons--Cole, J.G., Convirs-Fowler, Askew, Adams, D.M., Aird, Ayala, Bagby, Bourne, Carr, Carroll Foy, Carter, Guzman, Hayes, Helmer, Hope, Hurst, Jenkins, Keam, Kory, Levine, Lindsey, McQuinn, Plum, Price, Rasoul, Samirah, Scott and Watts
Second House Conferees: Cole, J.G., Bulova, Morefield
Second Senate Conferees: Barker, Ebbin, Reeves
Conference report adopted by House October 16, 2020
Conference report adopted by Senate October 16, 2020 (22-Y 14-N)
Conference report rejected by House October 14, 2020 (0-Y 90-N)
Conference report rejected by Senate
October 14, 2020
(1-Y 37-N)
AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY
GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY
GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY
GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY
SEN. BARKER
1. Line 107, engrossed, after against
strike
a tenant or
insert
an
2. Line 107, engrossed, after on
strike
any adverse item related to
4. Line 113, engrossed, after to the
strike
the remainder of line 113
5. Line 119, engrossed, after subsection, the
strike
tenant or
1. Line 112, engrossed, after determination,
strike
a
insert
then the landlord shall provide written notice of the denial
and the individual’s right to assert that his failure to qualify was the result
of payment history or an eviction for nonpayment of rent that occurred during
the period beginning on March 12, 2020, and ending 30 days after the expiration
or revocation of any state of emergency declared by the Governor related to the
COVID-19 pandemic. If, in addition to the written notice, the landlord contacts
the applicant through email, text message, phone call, or other communication
and the tenant asserts that the failure to qualify was not the result of such
recent payment history or eviction, the landlord may proceed with using the
information from the report. If the landlord does not receive a response from
the applicant within three business days, the landlord may proceed with using
the information from the report without additional action. If the landlord does
receive a response from the applicant asserting such right, the