VirginiaVirginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, rent escrow.
What it does
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord; rent escrow; relief. Removes the requirement that, prior to the granting of any relief, a tenant shall pay into escrow any amount of rent called for under the rental agreement. The bill requires the tenant, during the pendency of the action, to pay into escrow the amount of rent that becomes due within five days of the date due under the rental agreement, unless or until such amount is modified by a subsequent order of the court.
More detail
The bill also provides that a failure of the tenant to make timely payments into escrow shall not be grounds for dismissal of the underlying action but may be considered by the court when issuing an order.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2229)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2229ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Feb 14Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- Feb 14Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (73-Y 24-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (73-Y 24-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2229)
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25104297D-E
- Feb 3Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 3General Laws Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Jan 20Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer ProtectionMinor
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2229)
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104297DIntroduced