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SB 1676 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental agreement, provisions made applicable by law.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental agreement; provisions made applicable by operation of law. Requires a landlord to offer the tenant a written rental agreement containing the terms governing the rental of the dwelling unit and setting forth the terms and conditions of the landlord tenant relationship. The bill provides that in the event a written rental agreement is not offered by the landlord, a rental tenancy shall be deemed to exist by operation of law and establishes the terms and conditions of that tenancy. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. This bill is identical to HB 2054.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/19 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19104250D pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1676ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/19 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19104250D
- 01/11/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/21/19 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/19 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/29/19 House: Read first time
- 01/29/19 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/05/19 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/19 House: Read second time
- 02/08/19 House: Read third time
- 02/08/19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/11/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1676ER)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/11/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/12/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 12, 2019
- 02/12/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 19, 2019
- 02/19/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (effective 7/1/19)
- 02/19/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)