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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies. Prohibits a residential landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth from taking adverse action against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed or nonsuited unlawful detainer case. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $250, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 11, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Recommitted to General Laws and Technology
Motion to recommit to General Laws and Technology agreed to
Passed by for the day
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
Senate committee offered
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1078)
Read second time
Engrossed by House as amended
committee amendments agreed to
Read first time
House committee offered
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (16-Y 5-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 4-N)
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1078)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101609D
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Recommitted to General Laws and Technology
Phil M. Hernandez