Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
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.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-10 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-03-10 | Latest Action | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1408 | Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, rental agreement noncompliance. | enrolled |
| HB 149 | Probation; decreasing probation period. | enrolled |
| HB 174 | Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel. | enrolled |
| HB 629 | Sex offenses, certain; sexual extortion, unlawful creation of image of another, penalties. | enrolled |
| HB 951 | Housing and Community Development, Board of; ad hoc committees. | enrolled |
| HB 854 | Real property tax; local classification or designation for property, nonprofit organizations. | enrolled |
| SB 250 | Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation. | enrolled |
| SB 650 | Public utilities; water and sewerage companies, discounted rates for low-income customers. | enrolled |