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HB 1272STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; copy of rental agreement for tenant.

Voted 4/17/2024

Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; copy of rental agreement for tenant. Requires a landlord to provide a copy of the signed written rental agreement to the tenant within 10 business days of the effective date of the rental agreement and to provide additional hard copies of the rental agreement upon request or to maintain such rental agreement in an electronic format that can be easily accessed by or shared with the tenant upon request. The bill also prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant for any such additional copies of his rental agreement.

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Roll-call record

How representatives voted

300 yea·54 nay·8 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2024Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)
  2. 4/17/2024Enacted, Chapter 831 (effective 7/1/24)
  3. 4/17/2024Signed by President as reenrolled
  4. 4/17/2024Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  5. 4/17/2024Reenrolled bill text (HB1272ER2)
  6. 4/17/2024Reenrolled
  7. 4/17/2024Governor's recommendation adopted
  8. 4/17/2024Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  9. 4/17/2024VOTE: Adoption (77-Y 20-N)
  10. 4/17/2024House concurred in Governor's recommendation (77-Y 20-N)