SB 290 — Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
VA 20261 session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Provides that if a condition exists in a dwelling unit that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with any provision of law that, if not remedied within a reasonable time frame, constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of a tenant or occupant of the premises, a locality may institute an action on behalf of any tenant or occupant of the premises who is injured by such material noncompliance for injunction and damages to enforce the landlord's duty to maintain the dwelling unit in a fit and habitable condition, provided that (i) the premises where the violation occurred is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the locality and (ii) the locality has notified the landlord who owns the premises, either directly or through the managing agent, of the nature of the violation and the landlord has failed to remedy the violation to the satisfaction of the locality within a reasonable time after receiving such notice. This bill is identical to HB 14.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (4)
- Lashrecse D. Aird (D, VA) — sponsor
- Adam P. Ebbin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kannan Srinivasan (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Angelia Williams Graves (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (29)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lashrecse D. Aird (D, state_upper VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Adam P. Ebbin (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Angelia Williams Graves (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Kannan Srinivasan (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no