Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 55.1-1245, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement; mandatory waiting period.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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. This bill is identica
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Where it is
Introduced · Nov 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 354 (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
Aaron R. Rouse
Recorded votes
Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 64, N 34, X 1
Reported from General Laws (15-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 15, N 6
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 38, X 2
Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 9, N 5, X 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 354.