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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; mandatory waiting period. Increases the mandatory waiting period for a landlord to pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement from five days to 14 days. The waiting period begins after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid.
Introduced
Nov 24, 2025
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB48)
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB48ER)
Enrolled
Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from General Laws (15-Y 6-N)
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
Rules suspended
Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 5-N)
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB48)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100704D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Aaron R. Rouse