VirginiaVa. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
What it does
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; payment plan. 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 if the exact amount of rent owed is less than or equal to one month's rent plus any late charges contracted for in the rental agreement and as provided by law, to serve upon such tenant a written notice informing the tenant of the exact amount due and owed and offer the tenant a payment plan under which the tenant must pay the exact 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 prohibits the landlord from charging any additional late fees during the payment plan period in connection with the unpaid rental amount for which the tenant entered into the payment plan so long as the tenant makes timely payments in accordance with the terms of the payment plan.
More detail
The bill also outlines the remedies a landlord has if a tenant fails to pay the exact amount due and owed or enter into a payment plan within five days of receiving notice or if a tenant enters into a payment plan and after such plan becomes effective fails to pay rent when due or fails to make a payment under the terms of the agreed-upon payment plan. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 12Governor's recommendation received by HouseLatest
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB95)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB95ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 11Senate amendment agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 10General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed toMajor
- Mar 10Read third timeMinor
- Mar 9Passed by for the day
- Mar 6Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 6Rules suspended
- Mar 4Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Senate committee offered
- Feb 25Assigned GL&T sub: HousingMinor
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 2Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 29Read first timeMinor
- Jan 27Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB95)
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 19Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer ProtectionMinor
- Jan 2Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 2Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100157DIntroduced