HB393

Landlord and tenant; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.

Landlord and tenant; tenant rights and responsibilities. Requires the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a statement of tenant rights and responsibilities explaining in plain language the rights and responsibilities of tenants under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (§ 55.1-1200 et seq.) and maintain such statement on the Department’s website along with a form to be signed by the parties to a rental agreement. The bill requires that the statement be provided to any prospective tenant and that the form developed by the Department be signed by the parties to the rental agreement. The bill prohibits a landlord from filing or maintaining an action against a tenant in a court of law for any alleged lease violation until he has provided the tenant with the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.

Session:
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary

Landlord and tenant; tenant rights and responsibilities. Requires the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a statement of tenant rights and responsibilities explaining in plain language the rights and responsibilities of tenants under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (§ 55.1-1200 et seq.) and maintain such statement on the Department’s website along with a form to be signed by the parties to a rental agreement. The bill requires that the statement be provided to any prospective tenant and that the form developed by the Department be signed by the parties to the rental agreement. The bill prohibits a landlord from filing or maintaining an action against a tenant in a court of law for any alleged lease violation until he has provided the tenant with the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.

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Status

Became Law

Bill Text

Date Bill Type Click here for Bill Details (PDF)
2020-04-09 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0985+hil
2020-03-18 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB393ER+hil
2020-02-26 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB393S1+hil
2020-02-04 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB393H1+hil
2020-01-02 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB393+hil

Votes

Date Action Vote Document
2020-01-30House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Yea: 7 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2020-01-30House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Yea: 7 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2020-02-04House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 4-N)Yea: 18 No: 4 Other: 0Document
2020-02-05House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)Yea: 8 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2020-02-05House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Yea: 21 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2020-02-05House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Yea: 21 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2020-02-10House: VOTE: Passage (70-Y 27-N)Yea: 70 No: 27 Other: 0Document
2020-02-19Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)Yea: 12 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2020-02-26Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 1-N)Yea: 13 No: 1 Other: 0Document
2020-02-27Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)Yea: 40 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2020-02-28Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 6-N)Yea: 31 No: 6 Other: 0Document
2020-03-02House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)Yea: 0 No: 100 Other: 0Document
2020-03-03Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 2-N)Yea: 38 No: 2 Other: 0Document
2020-03-07Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N)Yea: 29 No: 10 Other: 0Document
2020-03-07House: VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 35-N)Yea: 64 No: 35 Other: 0Document

Amendments

no data available at this time.

Bill History

Date Action
2020-04-09Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0985)
2020-04-09Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 985 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18Signed by President
2020-03-18Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB393ER)
2020-03-18Enrolled
2020-03-07VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 35-N)
2020-03-07Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N)
2020-03-07Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N)
2020-03-05Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05Senators: McClellan, Hashmi, Kiggans
2020-03-05Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-04Delegates: Ward, Simon, Miyares
2020-03-04Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-04House acceded to request
2020-03-03Senate requested conference committee
2020-03-03Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 2-N)
2020-03-02VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
2020-03-02Senate substitute rejected by House 20109168D-S1 (0-Y 100-N)
2020-03-02Placed on Calendar
2020-02-28Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 6-N)
2020-02-28Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB393S1
2020-02-28Committee substitute agreed to 20109168D-S1
2020-02-28Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-28Read third time
2020-02-27Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26Committee substitute printed 20109168D-S1
2020-02-26Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
2020-02-19Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-02-19Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-02-11Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-10VOTE: Passage (70-Y 27-N)
2020-02-10Read third time and passed House (70-Y 27-N)
2020-02-07Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB393H1
2020-02-07Committee substitute agreed to 20107130D-H1
2020-02-07Read second time
2020-02-06Read first time
2020-02-05Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2020-02-04Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-04Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
2020-02-04Committee substitute printed 20107130D-H1
2020-01-30Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-30Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2020-01-15Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2020-01-02Referred to Committee on General Laws
2020-01-02Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101625D

Sponsors

Name District
Jeion WardHD-092
Ibraheem SamirahHD-086
Lashrecse AirdHD-063
Elizabeth GuzmanHD-031