HB 882 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's assertion, condemnation of dwelling unit.

Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;tenant's assertion; condemnation of dwelling unit; remedies. Providesa rebuttable presumption of a landlord's material noncompliance withthe rental agreement if the leased premises was condemned by an appropriatestate or local agency due to the landlord's or his agent's refusalor failure to remedy a condition for which he was served a condemnationnotice. The bill requires a court, when such rebuttable presumptionis established, to award the tenant the amount of three months' rent,any prepaid rent, and any security deposit paid by the tenant.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022 Last action Feb 15, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2022

How they voted

51–48
Passed
Total votes 99
Feb 14, 2022
D Democratic48
48 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican51
51 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to General Laws
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (52-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (51-48)
house of delegates
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102913D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Alfonso Lopez
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
VA
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