HB 834 VA

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage; termination by landlord. Requires a landlord, prior to giving a tenant 21 days' notice of his intention to terminate the rental agreement for a dwelling unit that has been damaged or destroyed by fire or casualty, to (i) make a reasonable effort to meet with the tenant to discuss reasonable alternatives and offer the tenant a substantially similar dwelling unit, if one is available, or (ii) determine that the damage was caused by the tenant's failure to maintain the dwelling unit in accordance with relevant law. Current law allows the landlord to terminate such agreement by giving the tenant 14 days' notice of his intention to terminate on the basis of the landlord's determination that such damage requires the removal of the tenant and that the use of the premises is substantially impaired. The bill requires the landlord, upon receiving a request from the tenant after the tenant has received such notice, to reevaluate the extent of damage and habitability of such dwelling unit unless the landlord has determined that the damage was caused by the tenant's failure to maintain the dwelling unit. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Adele Y. McClure Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104720D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB834) · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws (18-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (68-Y 30-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
12. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
13. Mar 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
14. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N) · upper
15. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
19. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Mar 10, 2026 General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to · upper
21. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
22. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 11, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (66-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB834ER) · lower
26. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB834) · lower
31. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senate Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML