VirginiaVacant and blighted or derelict property; locality allowed to sell.
What it does
Sale of certain vacant and blighted or derelict property. Allows a locality where certain vacant and blighted or derelict property is located to petition the circuit court to appoint a special commissioner to execute the necessary deed or deeds to convey the real estate, in lieu of a sale at public auction, to the locality, to the locality's land bank entity, or to an existing nonprofit entity designated by the locality to carry out the functions of a land bank. The bill provides that the locality shall require any purchaser by covenants in the deed or other security instrument to (i) begin repair or renovation of the property within six months of purchase and (ii) complete all repairs or renovations necessary to bring the property into compliance with the local building code within a period not to exceed two years of the purchase.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 449 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 18Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1476ER)Major
- Feb 18EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14House Amendment agreed to by Senate (30-Y 5-N)Major
- Vote recorded House Amendment agreed to by Senate (30-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Passed House with amendments (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 12Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Read second timeMinor
- Feb 7Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 30Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Printed as engrossed 25104403D-E
- Jan 29Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Jan 29Local Government Amendments agreed toMajor
- Jan 29Reading of amendment waived
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government with amendments and rereferred to Local Government (11-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 28Rules suspended
- Jan 27Reported from Local Government with amendments (11-Y 3-N)Minor
- Jan 17Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 17Presented and ordered printed 25104403DIntroduced