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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 2229 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; responsibilities of real estate brokers, etc.
Introduced by: Marcus B. Simon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; responsibilities of real estate brokers; foreclosure of single-family residential dwelling units. Provides that if a dwelling unit used as a single-family residence is foreclosed upon and there is a tenant in such dwelling unit on the date of the foreclosure sale, if the successor in interest acquires the dwelling unit for the purpose of occupying such unit as his primary residence, the rental agreement terminates and the tenant is required to vacate the dwelling unit on a date not less than 90 days after receiving written notice. The bill also provides that if the successor in interest acquires the dwelling unit for any other purpose, the successor in interest acquires the dwelling unit subject to the rental agreement and is required to permit the tenant to occupy the dwelling unit for the remaining term of the lease. Under current law, the foreclosure sale acts as a termination of the rental agreement by the owner, but the tenant is permitted to remain in possession of the dwelling unit as a month-to-month tenant on the terms of the terminated rental agreement until the successor owner gives a notice of termination of the month-to-month tenancy. The bill contains technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102538D pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2229ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0426) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102538D
- 01/13/21 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/17/21 House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/21/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/21 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Read first time
- 01/28/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/21 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/21 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/12/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/21 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/21 Senate: Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N)
- 02/19/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/19/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2229ER)
- 02/19/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
- 02/24/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/30/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 426 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/30/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0426)