Bill Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; payment plan. Changes from five to 14 days the amount of time that landlords who own four or fewer rental dwelling units must wait after serving written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord’s intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement. The bill requires a landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units, or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, before terminating a rental agreement due to nonpayment of rent, to serve upon such tenant a written notice informing the tenant of the total amount due and owed and offer the tenant a payment plan under which the tenant must pay the total amount due and owed in equal monthly installments over a period of the lesser of six months or the time remaining under the rental agreement. The bill also outlines the remedies a landlord has if a tenant fails to pay the total amount due and owed or enter into a payment arrangement within 14 days of receiving notice or if the tenant enters into a payment arrangement but fails to pay within 14 days of the due date any rent that becomes due under the payment plan or arrangement after such plan or arrangement becomes effective. The bill clarifies that a tenant is not precluded from participating in any other rent relief programs available to the tenant through a nonprofit organization or under the provisions of a federal, state, or local law, regulation, or action. The bill contains an emergency clause. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2021.

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Status

Votes

Date Action Vote Document
2020-08-19Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Yea: 14 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2020-08-20Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)Yea: 39 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2020-08-27Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 0-N)Yea: 34 No: 0 Other: 0Document
2020-09-21House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)Yea: 13 No: 9 Other: 0Document
2020-09-25House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 42-N)Yea: 55 No: 42 Other: 0Document
2020-10-02Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N)Yea: 0 No: 38 Other: 0Document
2020-10-07Senate: Senate acceded to request (34-Y 2-N)Yea: 34 No: 2 Other: 0Document
2020-10-14Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N)Yea: 26 No: 12 Other: 0Document
2020-10-14House: VOTE: Agreed To (57-Y 40-N)Yea: 57 No: 40 Other: 0Document
2020-11-09Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #1 and #2 (37-Y 2-N)Yea: 37 No: 2 Other: 0Document
2020-11-09Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 and #4 (22-Y 17-N)Yea: 22 No: 17 Other: 0Document
2020-11-09House: VOTE: (57-Y 41-N)Yea: 57 No: 41 Other: 0Document

Amendments

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Bill History

Date Action
2020-11-09Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)
2020-11-09Enacted, Chapter 54 (effective 11/9/20)
2020-11-09Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-11-09Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-11-09Reenrolled bill text (SB5088ER2)
2020-11-09Reenrolled
2020-11-09Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-11-09Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
2020-11-09VOTE: (57-Y 41-N)
2020-11-09House concurred in Governor's recommendation (57-Y 41-N)
2020-11-09Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 and #4 (22-Y 17-N)
2020-11-09Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #1 and #2 (37-Y 2-N)
2020-10-28Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-10-21Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 28, 2020
2020-10-21Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on October 21, 2020
2020-10-16Signed by Speaker
2020-10-16Signed by President
2020-10-16Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5088ER)
2020-10-16Enrolled
2020-10-14Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N)
2020-10-14VOTE: Agreed To (57-Y 40-N)
2020-10-14Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 40-N)
2020-10-14Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-10-07Delegates: Price, Bulova, Morefield
2020-10-07Conferees appointed by House
2020-10-07Senators: Ebbin, Bell, Boysko
2020-10-07Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-10-07Senate acceded to request (34-Y 2-N)
2020-10-07House requested conference committee
2020-10-07House insisted on substitute
2020-10-02House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N)
2020-09-25VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 42-N)
2020-09-25Passed House with substitute (55-Y 42-N)
2020-09-25Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB5088H1
2020-09-25Committee substitute agreed to 20201225D-H1
2020-09-25Read third time
2020-09-24Read second time
2020-09-21Committee substitute printed 20201225D-H1
2020-09-21Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2020-09-17Referred to Committee on General Laws
2020-09-17Read first time
2020-09-17Placed on Calendar
2020-08-27Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 0-N)
2020-08-26Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB5088S1
2020-08-26Committee substitute agreed to 20200860D-S1
2020-08-26Reading of substitute waived
2020-08-26Read second time
2020-08-20Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-08-19Incorporates SB5086 (Bell)
2020-08-19Committee substitute printed 20200860D-S1
2020-08-19Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2020-08-17Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-08-17Presented and ordered printed 20200827D

Sponsors

Name District
Adam EbbinSD-030
Jennifer BoyskoSD-033
John BellSD-013
Barbara FavolaSD-031
Jennifer McClellanSD-009