Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that where there is more than one tenant subject to a rental agreement, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by each of the tenants, disposition of the security deposit shall be made with one check being payable to all such tenants and sent to the forwarding address provided by the tenants. If the tenants do not provide the landlord a forwarding address to enable the landlord to make a refund of the security deposit, upon the expiration of one year from the date of the end of the 45-day statutory period, the balance of the tenants’ security deposit shall escheat to the Commonwealth and shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Virginia Housing Partnership Revolving Fund. Upon payment to the Commonwealth, the landlord shall have no further liability to the tenant relative to the security deposit and is deemed in compliance with real estate licensing laws and corresponding regulations of the Real Estate Board. The bill also allows a landlord to proceed to obtain possession of the premises when rent is unpaid within five days after the landlord’s pay or quit notice because an electronic fund transfer has been rejected due to insufficient funds or a bad faith stop order on an electronic payment by the tenant. In addition, the bill provides in the case of a month-to-month tenancy for a single family residence the lease may provide for a notice of termination period other than 30 days. Under current law such tenancy may be terminated by either party giving 30 days’ notice in writing, prior to the next rent due date, of his intention to terminate. The bill contains technical amendments.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; technical amendments.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that where there is more than one tenant subject to a rental agreement, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by each of the tenants, disposition of the security deposit shall be made with one check being payable to all such tenants and sent to the forwarding address provided by the tenants. If the tenants do not provide the landlord a forwarding address to enable the landlord to make a refund of the security deposit, upon the expiration of one year from the date of the end of the 45-day statutory period, the balance of the tenants’ security deposit shall escheat to the Commonwealth and shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Virginia Housing Partnership Revolving Fund. Upon payment to the Commonwealth, the landlord shall have no further liability to the tenant relative to the security deposit and is deemed in compliance with real estate licensing laws and corresponding regulations of the Real Estate Board. The bill also allows a landlord to proceed to obtain possession of the premises when rent is unpaid within five days after the landlord’s pay or quit notice because an electronic fund transfer has been rejected due to insufficient funds or a bad faith stop order on an electronic payment by the tenant. In addition, the bill provides in the case of a month-to-month tenancy for a single family residence the lease may provide for a notice of termination period other than 30 days. Under current law such tenancy may be terminated by either party giving 30 days’ notice in writing, prior to the next rent due date, of his intention to terminate. The bill contains technical amendments.
Status
Bill Text
Date | Bill Type | Click here for Bill Details (PDF) |
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2013-03-20 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0563+hil | |
2013-02-21 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1734ER+hil | |
2013-02-11 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1734S1+hil | |
2013-01-24 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1734H1+hil | |
2013-01-08 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1734+hil |
Votes
Date | Action | Vote | Document |
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2013-01-23 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) | Yea: 6 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2013-01-24 | House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) | Yea: 22 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2013-01-30 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) | Yea: 101 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2013-02-11 | Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) | Yea: 14 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2013-02-13 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2013-02-14 | Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) | Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2013-02-18 | House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) | Yea: 101 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
Amendments
no data available at this time.
Bill History
Date | Action |
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2013-03-20 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563) |
2013-03-20 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 563 (effective 7/1/13) |
2013-02-22 | Signed by President |
2013-02-21 | Signed by Speaker |
2013-02-21 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1734ER) |
2013-02-21 | Enrolled |
2013-02-18 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) |
2013-02-18 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 13105066D-S1 (99-Y 0-N) |
2013-02-15 | Placed on Calendar |
2013-02-14 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
2013-02-14 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1734S1 |
2013-02-14 | Committee substitute agreed to 13105066D-S1 |
2013-02-14 | Reading of substitute waived |
2013-02-14 | Read third time |
2013-02-13 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
2013-02-11 | Committee substitute printed 13105066D-S1 |
2013-02-11 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) |
2013-01-31 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
2013-01-31 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
2013-01-30 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
2013-01-30 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
2013-01-29 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1734H1 |
2013-01-29 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104417D-H1 |
2013-01-29 | Read second time |
2013-01-28 | Read first time |
2013-01-24 | Committee substitute printed 13104417D-H1 |
2013-01-24 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
2013-01-23 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
2013-01-18 | Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing |
2013-01-08 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
2013-01-08 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103362D |
Sponsors
Name | District |
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George Loupassi | HD-068 |