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2023 SESSION
SB 1138 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; rent increase during tenancy does not apply after 1st yr.
Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rent increase during tenancy; conditions. Provides that, except for any increase in rent that occurs after the first year of a lease with a term longer than one year, a rental agreement shall not contain provisions that the tenant agrees to pay any increase in rent during the term of a written lease unless such increase is agreed to in a separate, written document signed by the tenant and the landlord that includes (i) the new amount of rent to be charged to the tenant, (ii) the date upon which the rent increase becomes effective, and (iii) any additional terms or benefits to the tenant agreed to as consideration for such increase in rent.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104191D pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23104191D-E pdf | impact statement
- 01/23/23 Senate: Engrossed bill reprinted 23104191D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104191D
- 01/10/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/18/23 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/23 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/23 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/23/23 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/23/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1138E
- 01/23/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23104191D-E
- 01/23/23 Senate: Engrossed bill reprinted 23104191D-E
- 01/24/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/23 House: Read first time
- 02/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/13/23 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 02/14/23 House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Left in General Laws