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HB 1270 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation, prohibited acts.

Introduced by: Delores L. McQuinn | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation. Makes it a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to sell or offer for sale services as a professional mold remediator to be performed upon any residential dwelling without holding a mold remediation certification from the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC).

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation. Makes it a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to sell or offer for sale services as a professional mold remediator to be performed upon any residential dwelling without holding a mold remediation specialist certification from the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2025 Session of the General Assembly.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Board of Housing and Community Development; mold inspections. Prohibits any local building department from issuing a building permit until the local building department receives certification from the owner or his agent that the building has been inspected for the presence of black mold and that no black mold was found or that appropriate remediation will be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Statewide Building Code. The bill directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill relating to the requirements of the Uniform Statewide Building Code. The provisions of the bill relating to the issuance of a building permit contain a contingent effective date, to be certified in writing by the Code Commission, to take effect on the date on which the emergency regulations become effective.