VirginiaVirginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies.
What it does
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies. Prohibits a residential landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth from taking adverse action, as defined in the bill, against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed, nonsuited, or expunged unlawful detainer case or an unlawful detainer case that is eligible for expungement. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $1,000, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 1872.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 25Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Feb 20Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 20Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025Minor
- Feb 16Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 13Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB815)
- Feb 13Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB815ER)Major
- Feb 13EnrolledMinor
- Feb 11House Amendment agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N 1-A)Major
- Vote recorded House Amendment agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Passed House with amendment (49-Y 45-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with amendment (49-Y 45-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 7Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 7General Laws Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 7Read third timeMinor
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 4Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 28Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 24Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- Jan 24Rules suspended
- Jan 22Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB815)
- 2024
- Dec 30Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Dec 30Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101815DIntroduced