Residential rental property.
Summary
Removes a provision that allows a tenant to remain in a dwelling unit that has been foreclosed upon pursuant to the federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act because the Act expired on December 31, 2014, and is no longer in effect. The bill provides that the foreclosure of a residential rental property shall act as a termination of the rental agreement by the owner of such property. In such case, the tenant may remain in possession of such dwelling unit as a month-to-month tenant on the terms of the terminated rental agreement until the successor owner gives a notice of termination of such month-to-month tenancy. The bill also provides how rental payments may be made during the period of the month-to-month tenancy. In addition, the bill requires a current owner of rental property who has entered into a written property management agreement with a managing agent and who has subsequently entered into a purchase agreement with a new owner to give written notice to the managing agent requesting payment of security deposits to the current owner prior to settlement with the new owner. The bill requires the managing agent to transfer the security deposits to the current owner and provide written notice to each tenant that his security deposit has been transferred. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 3, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 402 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB991S1
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104908D-S1
legislature
Jan 3, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101453D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RR
Rosalyn R. Dance
DDemocratic
Co
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
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