Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's assertion, condemnation of dwelling unit.
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HB 882 — Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's assertion, condemnation of dwelling unit.
Last action — Left in General Laws
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;tenant's assertion; condemnation of dwelling unit; remedies. Providesa rebuttable presumption of a landlord's material noncompliance withthe rental agreement if the leased premises was condemned by an appropriatestate or local agency due to the landlord's or his agent's refusalor failure to remedy a condition for which he was served a condemnationnotice. The bill requires a court, when such rebuttable presumptionis established, to award the tenant the amount of three months' rent,any prepaid rent, and any security deposit paid by the tenant.
Bill Text
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102913D Current pdf January 12, 2022
Action History
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Left in General Laws
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VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 48-N)
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Rereferred to General Laws
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Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (52-Y 48-N)
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Read first time
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Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
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House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB882)
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Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102913D
Sponsors
- Alfonso H. Lopez · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 47 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Alfonso H. Lopez Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 51 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 52% | 48% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Yea |
| Emily M. Jordan | — | Yea |
| Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. | — | Yea |
| James A. "Jay" Leftwich | — | Not Voting |
| Murphy, Kathleen | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Wampler, William C., III | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, Dawn M. | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| Campbell, Jeffrey L. | — | Yea |
| Chris S. Runion | — | Yea |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Yea |
| Danica A. Roem | — | Yea |
| Emily M. Jordan | — | Yea |
| Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. | — | Yea |
| James A. "Jay" Leftwich | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Yea |
| Jenkins, Clinton L. | — | Yea |
| Knight, Barry D. | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Murphy, Kathleen | — | Yea |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| Robinson, Roxann L. | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Thomas C. Wright, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Wampler, William C., III | — | Yea |
| Wendell S. Walker | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 882 do?
- Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;tenant's assertion; condemnation of dwelling unit; remedies. Providesa rebuttable presumption of a landlord's material noncompliance withthe rental agreement if the leased premises was condemned by an appropriatestate or local agency due to the landlord's or his agent's refusalor failure to remedy a condition for which he was served a condemnationnotice. The bill requires a court, when such rebuttable presumptionis established, to award the tenant the amount of three months' rent,any prepaid rent, and any security deposit paid by the tenant.
- Who sponsors HB 882?
- HB 882 is sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez.
- What is the current status of HB 882?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 882?
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