Virginia House Bill 957
Session 2024
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies, condemnation of dwelling unit.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 17, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
957
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (68-Y 32-N)
House Roll Call Votes
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Reaser, Atoosa R.
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Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;tenant's assertion; condemnation of leased premises; remedies. Providesa rebuttable presumption of a landlord's material noncompliance withthe rental agreement if the leased premises was condemned by an appropriatestate or local agency due to the landlord's or his agent's refusalor failure to remedy a condition for which he was served a condemnationnotice, unless such condition was caused by an act of God. The billrequires a court, when such rebuttable presumption is established,to award the tenant the amount of three months' rent, any prepaid rent, and any security deposit paid by the tenant.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies for exclusion from dwelling unit due to condemnation. Provides that the landlord shall be liable to the tenant for actual damages and reasonable attorney fees if the tenant gave notice to the landlord during the tenancy that his dwelling unit was in violation of an applicable building code, such violation posed a substantial risk to the health, safety, and welfare of a tenant, and such violation resulted in the tenant being excluded from his dwelling unit due to such unit being condemned. The bill includes exceptions to such liability, including negligence by the tenant, an act of God, and termination due to certain fire damage.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101543D
January 9, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24107522D-H1
February 8, 2024
HB957ER
March 25, 2024
HB957ER2
April 17, 2024
Amendment: HB957AG
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB957F122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB957FH1122.PDF
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04/17/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0825)
04/17/2024
House
Enacted, Chapter 825 (effective 7/1/24)
04/17/2024
Senate
Signed by President as reenrolled
04/17/2024
House
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/17/2024
House
Reenrolled bill text (HB957ER2)
04/17/2024
House
Reenrolled
04/17/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation adopted
04/17/2024
Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
04/17/2024
House
VOTE: Adoption (68-Y 32-N)
04/17/2024
House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (68-Y 32-N)
04/08/2024
House
Governor's recommendation received by House
03/27/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/27/2024
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
03/26/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/25/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/25/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB957ER)
03/25/2024
House
Enrolled
03/05/2024
Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
03/05/2024
Senate
Read third time
03/04/2024
Senate
Passed by for the day
03/04/2024
Senate
Read third time
03/01/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/28/2024
Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 3-N)
02/14/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/14/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2024
House
VOTE: Passage (69-Y 29-N)
02/13/2024
House
Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N)
02/13/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB957H1)
02/12/2024
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB957H1
02/12/2024
House
Committee substitute agreed to 24107522D-H1
02/12/2024
House
Read second time
02/12/2024
House
Passed by temporarily
02/11/2024
House
Read first time
02/08/2024
House
Committee substitute printed 24107522D-H1
02/08/2024
House
Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N)
02/08/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
02/08/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/01/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/26/2024
House
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
01/18/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB957)
01/09/2024
House
Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/09/2024
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101543D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 10, 2024 5:11:13 PM
Record Updated
May 2, 2024 12:21:05 AM