Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant obligations. Provides that in addition to complying with the terms of a rental agreement, a tenant is obligated to be financially responsible for the added cost of treatment or extermination of any insects or pests due to the tenant’s unreasonable delay in reporting the existence of the insects or pests or the tenant’s fault in failing to prevent infestation of any insects or pests in the area occupied.
HB1869
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant obligations.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant obligations. Provides that in addition to complying with the terms of a rental agreement, a tenant is obligated to be financially responsible for the added cost of treatment or extermination of any insects or pests due to the tenant’s unreasonable delay in reporting the existence of the insects or pests or the tenant’s fault in failing to prevent infestation of any insects or pests in the area occupied.
Session:
2017 Regular Session
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Status
Became Law
Bill Text
| Date | Bill Type | Click here for Bill Details (PDF) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-03 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0262+hil | |
| 2017-02-20 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1869ER+hil | |
| 2017-01-10 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1869+hil |
Votes
| Date | Action | Vote | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-24 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) | Yea: 6 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
| 2017-01-26 | House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) | Yea: 22 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
| 2017-02-01 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) | Yea: 98 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
| 2017-02-13 | Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) | Yea: 15 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
| 2017-02-15 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
| 2017-02-16 | Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) | Yea: 39 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
| 2017-02-16 | Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) | Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
| 2017-02-16 | Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0 | Document |
Amendments
no data available at this time.
Bill History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2017-03-03 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0262) |
| 2017-03-03 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 262 (effective 7/1/17) |
| 2017-02-21 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
| 2017-02-21 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17 |
| 2017-02-21 | Signed by President |
| 2017-02-20 | Signed by Speaker |
| 2017-02-20 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1869ER) |
| 2017-02-20 | Enrolled |
| 2017-02-16 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-16 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-16 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-16 | Read third time |
| 2017-02-15 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-13 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-02 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2017-02-02 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2017-02-01 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-02-01 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-31 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2017-01-30 | Read first time |
| 2017-01-26 | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-24 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
| 2017-01-16 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2017-01-10 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2017-01-10 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101577D |
Sponsors
| Name | District |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Lopez | HD-049 |