Virginia House Bill 244 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-10 - Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Nuisance; property where breach of peace recurs. Defines as a "nuisance" any property where repeated breaches of the peace occur and authorizes any person to maintain a civil action to enjoin the maintenance of the nuisance. The bill provides that a bond will be required if the complainant is a private person and sets out procedures for service of notice, requirement of a hearing on an application for a preliminary injunction, and conduct of the trial in an action seeking a permanent injunction. The bill allows the court to consolidate the trial with the hearing on the application for a preliminary injunction and makes evidence of the general reputation of the building and its occupants admissible in proving the existence of a nuisance. Finally, the bill establishes liability for later owners who fail to abate a continuing nuisance and allows the attorney for a locality to commence a forfeiture action if an order of abatement of a nuisance is violated.

Nuisance; property where breach of peace recurs.

Del. Jeion Ward [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-10	House	Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote
2016-02-03	House	Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote
2016-01-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
2015-12-30	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-12-30	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102048D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB244
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB244+hil