VirginiaVirginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
What it does
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Provides that if a condition exists in a rental dwelling unit that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with any provision of law that, if not promptly corrected, constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of tenants or occupants of the premises, a locality may institute an action for injunction and damages to enforce the landlord's duty to maintain the rental dwelling unit in a fit and habitable condition, provided that (i) the property where the violation occurred is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the locality and (ii) the locality has notified the landlord who owns the property, either directly or through the managing agent, of the nature of the violation and the landlord has failed to remedy the violation to the satisfaction of the locality within a reasonable time after receiving such notice.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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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, 2024Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1718)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1718ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Feb 17Read third timeMinor
- 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 (14-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 21Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 20Read third time and passed House (53-Y 43-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (53-Y 43-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1718)
- Jan 17Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 16Read first timeMinor
- Jan 14Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 4Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 4Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101994DIntroduced