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2023 SESSION
HB 2271 Short-term rental property; locality's ability to restrict property managed by a Virginia realtor.
Introduced by: Daniel W. Marshall, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Short-term rental property; locality's ability to restrict property managed by a Virginia realtor. Provides that a locality may not restrict by ordinance any short-term rental property managed by a Virginia realtor, defined in the bill. The bill provides that a locality may not enforce an ordinance against such property where the ordinance (i) prohibits short-term rentals; (ii) limits occupancy in a short-term rental property to less than what is allowed under the building code or local zoning regulations; (iii) limits the number of days in a calendar year for which a short-term rental property can be rented; (iv) requires an owner to occupy the short-term rental property as his primary residence for any number of days in a calendar year; (v) requires any type of remote monitoring device to be installed on the short-term rental property, including decibel, audio, or video; (vi) requires exterior or interior inspections of the short-term rental property pertaining to any items defined under the building code more frequently than every five years, unless a complaint has been filed with the locality or building authority; (vii) requires repairs, renovations, or updates to the structure of the short-term rental property that are greater than those required under the applicable building code; or (viii) requires an owner to add additional or otherwise alter existing parking spaces for the short-term rental property. The provisions of the bill shall apply to any short-term rental property managed by a realtor and operating as such on or after January 1, 2023.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104168D
- 01/11/23 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/23/23 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/02/23 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/23 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns