Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; insurance; early termination of rental agreement. Prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to agree to a waiver of subrogation for damage or renter’s insurance. The bill also (i) requires a landlord to post a copy of a standard rental agreement and any addenda regularly used by the landlord on the landlord’s public website, if any; (ii) allows for the early termination of a rental agreement by the surviving spouse of a decedent tenant under certain conditions; and (iii) provides that if a tenant makes a request for maintenance, the landlord is required to contact the tenant by telephone or electronic mail as provided by the tenant to arrange a time as may be mutually agreed upon by the landlord and tenant to remedy the condition for which the request for maintenance was made, unless there is a preexisting agreement between the parties to the contrary.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; insurance, early termination of rental agreement.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; insurance; early termination of rental agreement. Prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to agree to a waiver of subrogation for damage or renter’s insurance. The bill also (i) requires a landlord to post a copy of a standard rental agreement and any addenda regularly used by the landlord on the landlord’s public website, if any; (ii) allows for the early termination of a rental agreement by the surviving spouse of a decedent tenant under certain conditions; and (iii) provides that if a tenant makes a request for maintenance, the landlord is required to contact the tenant by telephone or electronic mail as provided by the tenant to arrange a time as may be mutually agreed upon by the landlord and tenant to remedy the condition for which the request for maintenance was made, unless there is a preexisting agreement between the parties to the contrary.
Status
Bill Text
Date | Bill Type | Click here for Bill Details (PDF) |
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2017-01-04 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1638+hil |
Votes
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Amendments
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Bill History
Date | Action |
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2017-02-08 | Left in General Laws |
2017-01-24 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
2017-01-16 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
2017-01-04 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
2017-01-04 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100505D |
Sponsors
Name | District |
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James Leftwich | HD-078 |