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VA HB678

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Maldonado

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires landlords with more than four rental units to provide tenants with written notice of rent increases at least 90 days before the rental agreement term ends, up from the previous requirement

  • Mandates that rent increase notices include a deadline for tenants to respond about renewal, which must be at least 30 days after receiving the notice

  • Requires landlords to provide 60 days written notice if they choose not to renew a tenant's rental agreement

  • Makes minor technical corrections to existing code language, including grammatical fixes to clarify that "provisions" applies to multiple sections of the chapter

  • Exempts month-to-month periodic tenancies created under § 55.1-1253 from the new notice requirements

Legislative Description

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement.

Last Action

Senate amendment agreed to by House (73-Y 25-N 0-A)

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

General Laws and Technology: Housing2/25/2026
General Laws and Technology2/17/2026
General Laws: Housing/Consumer Protection1/26/2026
General Laws1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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