SB708
Housing authorities; notice of intent to demolish or liquidate housing projects.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Housing; housing authorities; notice of intent to demolish, liquidate, or otherwise dispose of housing projects.
Requires that any housing authority required to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to demolish, liquidate, or otherwise dispose of a housing project must also serve a notice of intent to demolish, liquidate, or otherwise dispose of such housing project, containing specified information, at ... (More) least 12 months prior to any application submission date to (i) the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, (ii) any agency that would be responsible for administering tenant-based rental assistance to persons who would otherwise be displaced from the housing project, and (iii) each tenant residing in the housing project. The bill requires the authority to also provide such notice to any prospective tenant who is offered a rental agreement subsequent to the initial notice. During the 12-month period subsequent to the initial notice of intent to demolish, liquidate, or dispose of the housing project, the housing authority is prohibited from (a) increasing rent for any tenant above the amount authorized by any federal assistance program applicable to the housing project; (b) changing the terms of the rental agreement for any tenant, except as permitted under the existing rental agreement; or (c) evicting a tenant or demanding possession of any dwelling unit in the housing project, except for a lease violation or violation of law that threatens the health and safety of the building residents. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. This bill is identical to HB 921. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105098D
- 01/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB708)
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2020 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/03/2020 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/03/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB708E
- 02/03/2020 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 20105098D-E
- 02/04/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/13/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB708E)
- 02/13/2020 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/13/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20108251D-H1
- 02/14/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB708H1)
- 02/17/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/18/2020 - House: Read third time
- 02/18/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108251D-H1
- 02/18/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB708H1
- 02/18/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute (57-Y 43-N)
- 02/18/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2020 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (31-Y 9-N)
- 02/20/2020 - Senate: Title replaced 20108251D-H1
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB708ER)
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB708ER)
- 02/24/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 28, 2020
- 02/28/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 6, 2020
- 03/06/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 187 (effective 1/1/21)
- 03/06/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187)
