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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord; rent escrow; relief. Removes the requirement that, prior to the granting of any relief, a tenant shall pay into escrow any amount of rent called for under the rental agreement. The bill requires the tenant, during the pendency of the action, to pay into escrow the amount of rent that becomes due within five days of the date due under the rental agreement, unless or until such amount is modified by a subsequent order of the court. The bill also provides that a failure of the tenant to make timely payments into escrow shall not be grounds for dismissal of the underlying action but may be considered by the court when issuing an order.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 11, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 5 co
Senate amendment agreed to by House (70-Y 29-N 0-A)
Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 19-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate as amended
General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
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 (73-Y 25-N 0-A)
Read second time and engrossed
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Read first time
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB848)
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101055D
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Senate amendment agreed to by House (70-Y 29-N 0-A)