HB1872
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Phil Hernandez (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies.
Prohibits a residential landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth from taking adverse action, as defined in the bill, against a prospective tenant due ... (More) to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed, nonsuited, or expunged unlawful detainer case or an unlawful detainer case that is eligible for expungement. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $1,000, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees. This bill is identical to SB 815. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100544D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100544D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/20/2025 - House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: General Laws Amendment agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/03/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25100544D-E
- 02/04/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1872)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1872ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1872)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
