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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 15

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

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

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

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 identical to SB 48.

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Roll-call votes

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

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 10, 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 2, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 27, 2026
House		Reported from General LawspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 22, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see

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