Bill Amendment: VA HB1251 | 2024 | Regular Session
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, court escrow account.
Status: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto [HB1251 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB1251-Governor_s_veto_explanation.html
Bill Title: VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, court escrow account.
Status: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto [HB1251 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB1251-Governor_s_veto_explanation.html
(HB1251)
GOVERNOR'S VETO
Pursuant to Article V, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto House Bill 1251, which permits tenants to be delinquent on their rent prior to filing a tenant’s assertion.
This bill creates an unbalanced legal environment by applying separate standards to providers, who must continue to comply with a rental agreement, and tenants, who would not.
Many small housing providers depend on regular rent payments to satisfy their obligations, including to lenders. By allowing tenants to withhold rent, this bill may make housing providers unable to properly and timely meet those obligations, which could cause cascading negative consequences.
Accordingly, I veto this bill.
