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SESSION INTRODUCED 23103145D SENATE BILL NO.
SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 23105688D SENATE BILL NO.
1127 I Offered January 11, 2023 N Prefiled January 10, 2023 T A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55.1-1245.1, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;
1127 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Patron Prior to Substitute––Senator Morrissey) A BILL to direct the Department of Housing and Community Development to convene a work group to study protection of vulnerable tenants.
noncompliance with rental agreement;
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children and elderRy tenants;
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notice to Department of Socia––––––––––.
That the Department of Housing and Community Development, in coordination with the Department of Social Services, shall convene a work group to study and develop recommendations protect an authorized occupant of a rental who is (i) a dependent child younger than 18 years of age orto (ii) a mentally or physically incapacitated elderly person in situations where landlords seek to terminate a rental agreement for noncompliance.
O Patron––Morrissey D –––––––––– Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology U –––––––––– C 1.
The work group's recommendations shall include an analysis of increase protection for and reduce displacement of such tenants.
That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 55.1-1245.1 as follows:
The work group shall report itsn to findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2023.
E § 55.1-1245.1.
N A T E S U B S T I T U T E S 2 1
Noncompliance with rental agreement;
children and elderly tenants;
notice to Department of Social Services.
D Before a landlord serves written notice on a tenant of his intention to terminate the rental agreement of a tenant for noncompliance by the tenant with such rental agreement where an authorized occupant elderly person, the landlord shall serve written notice of his intention to terminate such rentalted agreement to the Department of Social Services.
Upon receipt of such notice, the Department of Social Services shall have five days to determine if suitable housing assistance is available for such tenant.
The provisions of this section shall not apply if the dependent child is (i) attending college or boarding school, (ii) emancipated pursuant to Article 15 (§ 16.1-331 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 16.B, (iii) a 63.2-100.t child as defined in § 16.2-228, or (iv) a resident of an assisted living facility as1defined in § 2.
That the Board of Social Services shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions o7 this act.
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