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2024 SESSION
SB 479 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
Introduced by: Lashrecse D. Aird | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Provides that if a condition exists in a rental dwelling unit that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with any provision of law that, if not promptly corrected, constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of tenants or occupants of the premises, a locality may institute an action for injunction and damages to enforce the landlord's duty to maintain the rental dwelling unit in a fit and habitable condition, provided that (i) the property where the violation occurred is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the locality and (ii) the locality has notified the landlord who owns the property, either directly or through the managing agent, of the nature of the violation and the landlord has failed to remedy the violation to the satisfaction of the locality within a reasonable time after receiving such notice. This bill is identical to HB 597.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102691D pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB479ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102691D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/07/24 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/24 House: Read first time
- 02/15/24 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/20/24 House: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/22/24 House: Read second time
- 02/23/24 House: Read third time
- 02/23/24 House: Passed House (54-Y 44-N)
- 02/23/24 House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N)
- 02/28/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB479ER)
- 02/28/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/17/24 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/24 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-Y)
- 04/17/24 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 04/17/24 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024