VirginiaVa. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
What it does
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; mandatory waiting period. Increases the mandatory waiting period for a landlord to pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement from five days to 14 days. The waiting period begins after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 15.
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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 (CHAP0354)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 354 (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 26Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 26Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB48)
- Feb 26Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB48ER)Major
- Feb 26EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Read third timeMinor
- Feb 23Read second timeMinor
- Feb 19Reported from General Laws (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Feb 3Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Feb 2Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 28Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Assigned GL&T sub: HousingMinor
- Jan 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB48)
- 2025
- Nov 24Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Nov 24Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100704DIntroduced