VirginiaVirginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant records.
What it does
Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant records. Requires a landlord, upon written request by a tenant, to within 10 business days provide such tenant a statement containing all charges and payments incurred by the tenant over the duration of the tenancy or the past 12 months, whichever is shorter. The bill specifies that such statement shall itemize separately rent and the cost of each utility and that the landlord is not obligated to provide such written statement if the landlord owns fewer than four rental dwelling units or less than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth unless the landlord receives any state or local rental or utility assistance funds on behalf of the tenant.
More detail
The bill additionally directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to, based on input from relevant stakeholders, develop a standardized printable template for the landlord to use to provide the tenant such written statement. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 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 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0640)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 640 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB616)
- 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 (HB616ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 11Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Passed Senate with amendments (21-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 amendments (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Senate committee offered
- Mar 3Senate committee offered
- Feb 25Assigned GL&T sub: HousingMinor
- Feb 10Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 10Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 9Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB616)
- Feb 6Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 6committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3House committee offered
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer ProtectionMinor
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB616)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104778DIntroduced