Unfair Real Estate Service Agreement Act; created, consumer protections.
Summary
Consumer protection; creation of Unfair Real Estate Service Agreement Act. Creates the Unfair Real Estate Service Agreement Act and adds any violations of the Act to the list of prohibited violations of relevant consumer protection laws in the Commonwealth. The bill prohibits any real estate service agreement, defined in the bill, that is effective and binding for more than one year from its effective date from (i) purporting to run with the land or bind future owners of interests in the residential real property identified in the service agreement; (ii) allowing the service provider to assign or transfer the right to provide services under the service agreement without notice to and written agreement of all parties to the service agreement; or (iii) purporting to create a lien, encumbrance, or other real property security interest on the residential real property identified in the service agreement. This bill is identical to HB 1243.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Apr 2, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 362 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB576ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (93-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (93-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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