Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies. Provides that a general district court may (i) terminate a lease upon the request of the tenant or (ii) order the dwelling unit surrendered to the landlord if the landlord prevails on a request for possession in an unlawful detainer action. Under current law, the court may decide to terminate the lease without a request for termination by the tenant. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to
Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies.
Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies. Provides that a general district court may (i) terminate a lease upon the request of the tenant or (ii) order the dwelling unit surrendered to the landlord if the landlord prevails on a request for possession in an unlawful detainer action. Under current law, the court may decide to terminate the lease without a request for termination by the tenant. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to
Status
Bill Text
Date | Bill Type | Click here for Bill Details (PDF) |
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2016-03-23 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0459+hil | |
2016-03-07 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB377ER+hil | |
2016-01-25 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB377S1+hil | |
2016-01-11 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB377+hil |
Votes
Date | Action | Vote | Document |
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2016-01-18 | Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) | Yea: 14 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2016-01-25 | Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) | Yea: 14 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2016-01-27 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2016-01-29 | Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2016-02-23 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) | Yea: 8 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2016-03-01 | House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) | Yea: 22 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2016-03-01 | House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) | Yea: 22 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
2016-03-04 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) | Yea: 101 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
Amendments
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Bill History
Date | Action |
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2016-03-23 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459) |
2016-03-11 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 459 (effective 7/1/16) |
2016-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
2016-03-11 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16 |
2016-03-09 | Signed by President |
2016-03-07 | Signed by Speaker |
2016-03-07 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB377ER) |
2016-03-07 | Enrolled |
2016-03-04 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
2016-03-04 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
2016-03-04 | Read third time |
2016-03-03 | Read second time |
2016-03-01 | Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-23 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
2016-02-17 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
2016-02-03 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
2016-02-03 | Read first time |
2016-02-03 | Placed on Calendar |
2016-01-29 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-28 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB377S1 |
2016-01-28 | Committee substitute agreed to 16104404D-S1 |
2016-01-28 | Reading of substitute waived |
2016-01-28 | Read second time |
2016-01-27 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-25 | Committee substitute printed 16104404D-S1 |
2016-01-25 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-18 | Rereferred to General Laws and Technology |
2016-01-18 | Rereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
2016-01-11 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2016-01-11 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101054D |
Sponsors
Name | District |
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Jill Vogel | SD-027 |