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2022 SESSION
HB 702 Va. Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures, maximum lot coverage.
Introduced by: Mark L. Keam | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; buyer to exercise necessary due diligence; lot coverage. Requires that the owner of residential real property include in the residential property disclosure statement provided to a potential purchaser of such residential real property a statement that the owner makes no representation with respect to current lot lines or the ability to expand, improve, or add any structures on the property and that the potential purchaser is advised to exercise necessary due diligence, including obtaining a property survey and contacting the locality to determine zoning ordinances or lot coverage, height, or setback requirements on the property.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102215D pdf | impact statement
- 02/08/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22105931D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB702ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0268) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102215D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/21/22 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/03/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/22 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22105931D-H1
- 02/10/22 House: Read first time
- 02/11/22 House: Read second time
- 02/11/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22105931D-H1
- 02/11/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB702H1
- 02/14/22 House: Read third time and passed House (68-Y 31-N)
- 02/14/22 House: VOTE: Passage (68-Y 31-N)
- 02/16/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/23/22 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 1-N 2-A)
- 02/25/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/22 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/22 Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 7-N 1-A)
- 03/03/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB702ER)
- 03/03/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/08/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 268 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/08/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0268)