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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 5064 Virginia Residential Landlord &Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
Introduced by: Marcia S. "Cia" Price | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; payment plan. Changes from five to 14 days the amount of time that landlords who own four or fewer rental dwelling units must wait after serving written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement. The bill requires a landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units, or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, before terminating a rental agreement due to nonpayment of rent, to serve upon such tenant a written notice informing the tenant of the total amount due and owed and offer the tenant a payment plan under which the tenant must pay the total amount due and owed in equal monthly installments over a period of the lesser of six months or the time remaining under the rental agreement. The bill also outlines the remedies a landlord has if a tenant fails to pay the total amount due and owed or enter into a payment arrangement within 14 days of receiving notice or if the tenant enters into a payment arrangement but fails to pay within 14 days of the due date any rent that becomes due under the payment plan or arrangement after such plan or arrangement becomes effective. The bill clarifies that a tenant is not precluded from participating in any other rent relief programs available to the tenant through a nonprofit organization or under the provisions of a federal, state, or local law, regulation, or action. The bill contains an emergency clause. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2021. This bill is identical to SB 5088.
FULL TEXT
- 08/18/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200266D pdf | impact statement
- 08/27/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20200266D-E pdf | impact statement
- 09/18/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20201219D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 10/16/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB5064ER) pdf | impact statement
- 11/09/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB5064ER2) pdf
- 11/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0046) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 08/18/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200266D
- 08/18/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 08/24/20 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (13-Y 9-N)
- 08/26/20 House: Read first time
- 08/27/20 House: Read second time
- 08/27/20 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 08/27/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB5064E
- 08/27/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20200266D-E
- 08/28/20 House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 41-N)
- 08/28/20 House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 41-N)
- 09/02/20 Senate: Read first time
- 09/02/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 09/18/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (10-Y 3-N)
- 09/18/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20201219D-S1
- 09/24/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 09/25/20 Senate: Read third time
- 09/25/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 09/25/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20201219D-S1
- 09/25/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB5064S1
- 09/25/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (19-Y 17-N)
- 09/25/20 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 09/25/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 10/01/20 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 10/01/20 Senate: Read third time
- 10/01/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB5064S1
- 10/01/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N)
- 10/02/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 10/02/20 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
- 10/02/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (0-Y 95-N)
- 10/07/20 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (22-Y 14-N)
- 10/07/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 10/07/20 House: House acceded to request
- 10/07/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 10/07/20 House: Delegates: Price, Bulova, Morefield
- 10/07/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 10/07/20 Senate: Senators: Ebbin, Bell, Boysko
- 10/14/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 10/14/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 40-N)
- 10/14/20 House: VOTE: Agreed To (57-Y 40-N)
- 10/14/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N)
- 10/16/20 House: Enrolled
- 10/16/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB5064ER)
- 10/16/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 10/16/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 10/21/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on October 21, 2020
- 10/21/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 28, 2020
- 10/28/20 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 11/09/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (56-Y 41-N)
- 11/09/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 41-N)
- 11/09/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #1 and #2 (37-Y 2-N)
- 11/09/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 and #4 (21-Y 17-N)
- 11/09/20 Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
- 11/09/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 11/09/20 House: Reenrolled
- 11/09/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB5064ER2)
- 11/09/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 11/09/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 11/09/20 House: Enacted, Chapter 46 (effective 11/9/20)
- 11/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0046)