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VA HB247
VA HB247Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance by certain landlords, tenant remedies.
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Introduced
01/04/2024
01/04/2024
In Committee
01/04/2024
01/04/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/11/2024
04/11/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance by certain landlords; tenant remedies. Allows a tenant to bring a civil cause of action for compensatory damages against a housing authority when there is a material noncompliance by such housing authority with the rental agreement or a noncompliance with any provision of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act that materially affects the health and safety of the tenant.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to allow tenants to bring a civil cause of action for compensatory damages against a housing authority if there is a material noncompliance by the housing authority with the rental agreement or the Act, and that noncompliance results in the injury or death of the tenant by a third party. The bill also allows the tenant or the estate of a deceased tenant to recover the costs of bringing the action.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Continued to 2025 with substitute in Courts of Justice by voice vote (on 01/26/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB247 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Committee substitute posted to LIS only 24106092D-H1 | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB247FH1122+PDF |
| Substitute for HB247 Courts of Justice, Civil | https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24106092D.pdf |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB247H1+hil |
| Substitute for HB247 Courts of Justice, Civil | https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106092D.pdf |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offe | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB247F122+PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB247+hil |
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