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 SB 77.
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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 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 428 (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 25Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 25Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 25Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB803ER)Major
- Feb 25EnrolledMinor
- Feb 23Passed Senate (31-Y 6-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Read third timeMinor
- Feb 20Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 20Rules suspended
- Feb 18Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 2committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 2Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 26106221D-H1Major
- Jan 26Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26House subcommittee offered
- Jan 22Assigned HCJ sub: CivilMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102262DIntroduced