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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 1408

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, rental agreement noncompliance.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (11)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; rental agreement noncompliance; victim of family abuse. Removes the requirement that a tenant who is a victim of family abuse provide the landlord prompt notification should the perpetrator return to the dwelling unit to prevent the landlord from terminating a lease solely due to such act of family abuse occurring in the dwelling unit or on the premises by a perpetrator barred from the dwelling unit. Under the bill, if the tenant provides the landlord with a copy of the protective order, should the perpetrator not already be barred from the unit by the landlord, the lease shall not be terminated due solely to an act of family abuse against the tenant by a perpetrator barred from the dwelling unit.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 9, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 6, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 4, 2026
Senate		Reported from General Laws and TechnologypassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 9, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 3, 2026
House		Reported from General LawspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 29, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see

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