SB 294

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant records; submetering, energy allocation, and ratio utility billing systems. Requires a landlord to provide a tenant with tenant records and a written statement identifying all debits and credits incurred by the tenant when serving the tenant with written notice of termination of the rental agreement due to the tenant's material noncompliance with the terms of the agreement or certain violations materially affecting health and safety. If the rental agreement provides for use of submetering equipment, energy allocation equipment, or a ratio utility billing system, the landlord shall identify debits and credits incurred by the tenant for energy and utility bills and any permitted additional charges. The bill requires the owner of any residential building to maintain adequate records indicating how tenant monthly energy and utility billing fees are calculated and including a history of billing fee payments for each tenant over the duration of the tenancy or the past 12 months, whichever is shorter. Such records shall be made available to the tenant upon request. Finally, the bill removes a provision allowing for the collection of fees when a tenant requests such records.