HB678
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (73-Y 25-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Michelle Maldonado (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement; notice of rent increase.
Requires a landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth to provide a tenant with written notice of any increase in rent for the subsequent ... (More) rental agreement term at least 90 days prior to the end of such term and to include in such notice a deadline, which shall be no sooner than 30 days after such notice is delivered, by which the tenant shall advise the landlord of whether the tenant will renew the rental agreement. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102773D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB678)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107054D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB678)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/13/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (79-Y 19-N 0-A)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (73-Y 25-N 0-A)
