HB 1272STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

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

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;copy of rental agreement for tenant. Requires a landlord to providea tenant with additional hard copies of the tenant's rental agreementupon request or to maintain such rental agreement in an electronicformat that can be easily accessed by or shared with the tenant uponrequest. The bill prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant forany such additional copies of his rental agreement.

Voted: 4/17/2024

How representatives voted

300 yea·54 nay·8 other

Action history

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