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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, as defined in the bill, against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed, nonsuited, or expunged unlawful detainer case or an unlawful detainer case that is eligible for expungement. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $1,000, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees. This bill is identical to SB 815.
Introduced
Jan 6, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 4 co
House sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1872ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1872)
Enrolled
Passed by temporarily
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Courts of Justice (6-Y 4-N)
Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1872)
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
Read second time
Printed as engrossed 25100544D-E
Engrossed by House as amended
General Laws Amendment agreed to
Read first time
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N)
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100544D
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100544D
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House sustained Governor's veto
Phil M. Hernandez
Atoosa R. Reaser
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
Adele Y. McClure
Marcia S. "Cia" Price