VA HB1872 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies. Prohibits a residential landlord from taking adverse action, as defined in the bill, against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed, nonsuited, or expunged unlawful detainer case or an unlawful detainer case that is eligible for expungement. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $1,000, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees.
Title
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-01-30 - House - Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-30 | House | Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N) |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection |
| 2025-01-06 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2025-01-06 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100544D |
| 2025-01-06 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100544D |
