HB957
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies, condemnation of dwelling unit.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
House: Enacted, Chapter 825 (effective 7/1/24)
Chief Patron:
Alfonso Lopez (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies for exclusion from dwelling unit due to condemnation.
Provides that the landlord shall be liable to the tenant for actual damages and reasonable attorney fees if the tenant gave notice to the landlord during the tenancy that his dwelling unit was in violation of an applicable building code, such violation posed a substantial risk to the health, safety, ... (More) and welfare of a tenant, and such violation resulted in the tenant being excluded from his dwelling unit due to such unit being condemned. The bill includes exceptions to such liability, including negligence by the tenant, an act of God, and termination due to certain fire damage. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101543D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/18/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB957)
- 01/26/2024 - House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 02/01/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/08/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/08/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/08/2024 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N)
- 02/08/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24107522D-H1
- 02/11/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107522D-H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB957H1
- 02/13/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB957H1)
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (69-Y 29-N)
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 3-N)
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB957ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/2024 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (68-Y 32-N)
- 04/17/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (68-Y 32-N)
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
- 04/17/2024 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/2024 - House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/2024 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB957ER2)
- 04/17/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/2024 - House: Enacted, Chapter 825 (effective 7/1/24)
