Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 55.1-1240 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage; termination by landlord.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage; termination by landlord. Requires a landlord, prior to giving a tenant 21 days' notice of his intention to terminate the rental agreement for a dwelling unit that has been damaged or destroyed by fire or casualty, to (i) make a reasonable effort to meet with the tenant to discuss reasonable alternatives and offer the tenant a substantially similar dwelling unit, if one is available, or (ii) determine that the damage was cause
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1117 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Adele Y. McClure
Recorded votes
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (66-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 66, N 33, X 1
Senate amendment agreed to by House (66-Y 32-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 66, N 32, X 1
Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 21, N 19
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (68-Y 30-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 68, N 30, X 2
Reported from General Laws (18-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 18, X 1, N 3
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 9, N 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 1117.