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Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Dec 22, 2025

Latest action (Apr 8, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353)

Summary

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; mandatory waiting period. Increases the mandatory waiting period for a landlord to pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement from five days to 14 days. The waiting period begins after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid. This bill is identical to SB 48.

Sponsor (1)

25 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (28)

  1. Dec 22, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102045D · lower
  2. Dec 22, 2025 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
  3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
  4. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB15) · lower
  5. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) · lower
  6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from General Laws (15-Y 6-N) · lower
  7. Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
  8. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
  9. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 36-N 0-A) · lower
  10. Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  11. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
  12. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Housing · upper
  13. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) · upper
  14. Mar 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  15. Mar 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  16. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  17. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  18. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
  19. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
  20. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  21. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB15ER) · lower
  22. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  23. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  24. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  25. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  26. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB15) · lower
  27. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 353 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  28. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353) · executive

Text versions (6)

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.

  • Chaptered · PDF
  • Chaptered · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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