Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited. Adds numerous actions to the list of prohibited retaliatory actions by a landlord against a tenant under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act and specifies actions by a tenant for which a landlord may not retaliate. The bill modifies and expands the list of actions a landlord may take without violating the prohibition on retaliation. The bill allows a tenant, when the landlord has unlawfully retaliated, to recover actual damages and to assert retaliation as a defense in any action brought against him for possession.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-11 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-01 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-04-01 | Latest Action | H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB329) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1005 | Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees. | enrolled |
| HB 1043 | Affordable and Special Needs Housing program, etc.; applicant notification of awards and denials. | enrolled |
| HB 1325 | Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; landlord obligations. | enrolled |
| HB 1361 | Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; civil action for unlawful detainer, termination notice. | enrolled |
| HB 14 | Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. | enrolled |
| HB 15 | Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. | enrolled |
| HB 1518 | Buyer to beware; Va. Housing Commission to review existing required disclosures, etc. | enrolled |
| HB 170 | Real estate appraisers; ed. requirements for licensure, fair housing and appraisal bias course. | enrolled |