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HB 957STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies, condemnation of dwelling unit.

Voted 4/17/2024

Summary

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, 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.

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Roll-call record

How representatives voted

265 yea·92 nay·5 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2024Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0825)
  2. 4/17/2024Enacted, Chapter 825 (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 (HB957ER2)
  6. 4/17/2024Reenrolled
  7. 4/17/2024Governor's recommendation adopted
  8. 4/17/2024Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
  9. 4/17/2024VOTE: Adoption (68-Y 32-N)
  10. 4/17/2024House concurred in Governor's recommendation (68-Y 32-N)