Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, attorney fees capped.
Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; tenant's right of redemption; attorney fees. Limits attorney fees to $100 when, prior to the initial court date on an action for unlawful detainer, a tenant makes full payment of all money due for (i) rent as of the date of payment; (ii) any late fees authorized by law and the rental agreement; (iii) any damages; and (iv) court costs.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Mar 14, 2026
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What changed between versions
General Laws Substitute
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Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill text underwent significant formatting and layout changes between the General Laws Substitute and the Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Substitute version. The substantive policy language regarding landlord-tenant eviction protections, redemption rights, and attorney fee limits appears to remain unchanged, though the document structure was reorganized with different header formatting and line numbering.
TECHNICAL
Header formatting changed from 'OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION' with date to '2026 SESSION' with multiple blank lines and 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' designation
Line numbering system changed from unnumbered text to numbered lines (1-48) with different spacing and formatting
Document structure reorganized with different placement of bill title, committee information, and section headers
Some text spacing and alignment changed, particularly in the header sections and section lettering (A, B, C, D, E)
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 6, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Recommitted to General Laws and Technology
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 20-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (74-Y 24-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Hernandez
DDemocratic
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