VirginiaRepairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry.
What it does
Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property; petition for entry. Allows an owner of real property who seeks to repair or maintain the exterior of his property to petition the circuit court for a right of entry to an adjoining property for the purpose of performing the repairs or maintenance when the property is so situated that it is impossible to perform the repairs or maintenance without entering such adjoining property and permission to enter such adjoining property has been denied. The bill requires the petition and affidavits to contain specific information including the nature of the repairs and what efforts were made by the owner to obtain permission.
More detail
The bill also provides that the petitioner shall be required to return the adjoining property to its previous condition and shall be liable to the adjoining owner or his lessee for actual damages occurring as a result of the entry. This bill is identical to HB 803.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0429)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 429 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Feb 24Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 24Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB77)
- Feb 24Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB77ER)Major
- Feb 24EnrolledMinor
- Feb 23Passed House (74-Y 22-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Read third timeMinor
- Feb 20Read second timeMinor
- Feb 18Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB77)
- Jan 22Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Jan 21Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Jan 21Read second timeMinor
- Jan 21Committee substitute printed 26105696D-S1Major
- Jan 20Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 20Rules suspended
- Jan 19Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 19Senate committee offered
- 2025
- Dec 23Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Dec 23Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100177DIntroduced