Virginia House Bill 820 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; retaliation by landlord; rebuttable presumption. Creates a rebuttable presumption that a landlord acted in retaliation against a tenant in violation of the Virginia Landlord and Tenant Act if such retaliation occurs within six months after a tenant has (i) complained to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building or housing code of a violation applicable to the premises materially affecting health or safety; (ii) made a complaint to or filed a suit against the landlord for a violation of any provision of the Act; (iii) organized or become a member of a tenants' organization; or (iv) testified in a court proceeding against the landlord. The bill provides that after six months, the burden of proving retaliatory intent is on the tenant. Currently, the burden of proof is on the tenant.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; retaliation by landlord, rebuttable presumption.

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-12	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2014-01-20	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2014-01-10	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2014-01-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102192D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB820
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB820+hil